Radon Gas

Just The One

Are you worried about Radon gas and are you going to get your home tested?

At the moment it costs €50 to have the test results examined. Do you think that the Government should be providing this service for free.


http://www.rpii.ie/radon/domesticappform.htm

The Hill Billy

Form filled out & on its way.

Here's some more info on Radon:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/radon.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon

Mellor

How likely your home is to be affected by radon is depandedant on a few factors, like the concentration of radon in your area (check the maps) and how old your house is.
If you live in a new house, then you will have a radon barrier installed as well as a radon sump.
But if you live in a very old house in a high radon level area then it might be worth having a test done

smashey

Just The One wrote:

Are you worried about Radon gas and are you going to get your home tested?

At the moment it costs €50 to have the test results examined. Do you think that the Government should be providing this service for free.

http://www.rpii.ie/radon/domesticappform.htm

Why should the Government do this? At certain levels, radon is a killer. My advice would be pay the money and get it checked. What is more important, a life, or haggling with the Government over €50?

paulocon

Some good info on Radon Gas and Building Regulations available here

311

If a house is tested positive ,does it show up on a register?
I.E. Are you legally obliged to tell a possible buyer ,if your house is positive?

twenty8

Radon gas is a killer - over 200 people in Ireland die every year from radon gas - usually through lung cancer.

Everyone needs to have it checked - including those in new homes. A lot of the radon barriers are not put down properly - and for the sake of €50 you are better off getting it checked.

If you test does come back showing high levels of radon it will not devalue your house. It is relatively cheap and painless to have remedial measures put in place. Once they are in then you house will be completely free from radon - no effect on your house whatsoever. Just make sure that you do another check after the measures are in place to be 100% positive.

Check for radon in both your home and work. It is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas that could be in the air that you are breathing right now..... It is for your own sake.

tabatha

Mellor wrote:

How likely your home is to be affected by radon is depandedant on a few factors, like the concentration of radon in your area (check the maps) and how old your house is.
If you live in a new house, then you will have a radon barrier installed as well as a radon sump.
But if you live in a very old house in a high radon level area then it might be worth having a test done

what do you mean "check maps" and where do you do this?

crosstownk

tabatha wrote:

what do you mean "check maps" and where do you do this?

You can check it here > http://www.rpii.ie/radon/maps/map.html

ircoha

This topic got a run on Morning ireland this am:
http://www.rpii.ie/radon/maps/map.html

tak

Folks,

This radon-gas situation is serious.
A person will not be given any results data of radon-gas tests done in their area by the RPII.
Neither will the local authorities give out data - even though as guardians of public health, as well as owners of vast housing banks, they have to have been informed by the RPII.

The excuses of the RPII are ridiculous - ranging from not having suitable mapping technology for showing the data to breach of a citizen's right to confidentiality.
Nowhere does the clear public interest in matters relating to public health appear to register with them . . .

smashey

tak wrote:

Folks,

This radon-gas situation is serious.
A person will not be given any results data of radon-gas tests done in their area by the RPII.
Neither will the local authorities give out data - even though as guardians of public health, as well as owners of vast housing banks, they have to have been informed by the RPII.

The excuses of the RPII are ridiculous - ranging from not having suitable mapping technology for showing the data to breach of a citizen's right to confidentiality.
Nowhere does the clear public interest in matters relating to public health appear to register with them . . .

Well, if you're so worried why dont you get a radon gas detector and check the levels in your home and place of work?

tak

I have. At it's present cost I can afford it.
But a year or so ago it was twice as dear and I couldn't then.

I think that many people in council homes couldn't do it at that price either - maybe even some people on mortgages could not rush to spend as much as that.
As the nature of this phenomenon is local (i.e. the age of the housing, the type of rock underneath the houses, etc) what many people concerned about this in their homes would want to know is what is the outcome of any local tests that have been done.
If these gave rise for concern they'd maybe feel more impelled to find the money to test; if these weren't too bad, they'd save their money.
At the very least they are entitled to know about matters like that which affect their health.

And, Smashey, the fact that I'm all right does not make everyone else in the state all right - moreover those who can't afford it. That is a general social question.