I love Thursday afternoons – it’s the little things that make me happy and one of them is reading the Bernardsville News every week! This week there was an article announcing free radon kits available to all residents serviced by the Bernards Township Health Department (Chester, Mendham, Long Hill, Bernardsville and Peapack-Gladstone). This is great information and I couldn’t wait to share it with my blog-friends. However, there are two fundamental crazy things about this particular article. The kits are not free, they cost $10.00 and they are only available until the end of January, which means you need to get your kit before 4:00 TOMORROW….. go figure. Anywho – here’s the information:
January is National Radon Action Month and the Bernards township health department is offering home radon kits during the month January. If you are interested in having your home tested, visit the health department at 262 South Finley Avenue between 9:00 and 4:00 – through tomorrow.
Bernards Township Public service announcement over.
What is radon? Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that comes from the decay of naturally occuring urnanium in the soil. It is actually quite common in our area and most buyers test for it during the inspection period of the transaction. A seller has an obligation to remediate of the results are 4.0 picocuries or greater. It is actually very easy to remediate. A pipe is installed in the basement – under the foundation – and snaked above the roofline. A fan creates a vaccuum that pulls the radon out and disperses it into the air where it is diluted to a point where it is no longer harmful. For a 3200 square foot house it typically costs about $1100.
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