Licensing for radon testing has arrived in Minnesota, and with that comes a lot of red tape and changes will be quite noticeable.
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Mold? Mold-like substance? Suspected organic microbial growth? Black fuzzy stuff? Unknown biological matter? There's no perfect term for mold.
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When a home already has an active radon mitigation system, is it even worth testing for radon? That's a great question.
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I recently heard a rumor that TJI® Joists with Flak Jacket® protection were being treated with formaldehyde.
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If you want to have a radon mitigation system installed in your home, you might need a permit. The requirements in Minnesota vary from city to city.
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We get a lot of questions from home buyers about asbestos. Will we identify the presence of asbestos? Can we test for asbestos?
Read MoreWhen performing a short-term radon test, ALL of the windows in a home need to be closed, per EPA protocol for short-term radon testing.
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I first shared news of the Minnesota Radon Licensing Act on my blog over a year ago, but a fair amount has changed since then.
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Vermiculite insulation is way worse than I previously thought.
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My knee-jerk reaction to mold testing is "don't bother". The situations where mold testing may have some value are few and far between.
Read MoreI received an email this morning with an update on the Minnesota Radon Licensing Act. This is a real thing, and it sounds like the effective date will be October 1st, 2017. Here's the email:
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More updates to the new Minnesota State Building Code that was updated in January of this year. These are the first major updates to our code since 2007, so there's a lot of stuff to discuss.
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"Two months ago the seller had another buyer inspect the home. The radon test came back at 1.8. Does this need to be done again? Thanks!"
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The new Minnesota Radon Awareness Act requires sellers to give home buyers a lot more information about radon, including whether or not tests have been performed, the most recent test results, any details pertaining to radon reduction or mitigation systems, a warning about radon, and a copy of the Minnesota Department of Health publication titled "Radon in Real Estate Transactions".
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Since 2009, all new homes built to the standards of the Minnesota State Building Code have been built with at least a passive radon mitigation system, or in some cases, an active system.
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