This month you should invest in a radon test. Because January is the first month of the year, is the period in which most people make new resolutions. One of these year’s resolutions for you should be to make sure your home is a healthy environment. This is extremely important since you spend a lot of time there. And if you have kids, then the problem is more obvious.

You should not remain ignorant to this problem, since radon can cause a lot of damage. If you’ll ever try to sell your property for example, a radon test will be required and the results could be shocking for you. If you detect the problems caused by radon early, you’ll be able to spare more money.

Radon can’t be seen with the clear eye, since it is invisible. Because it has no taste and no odor makes it impossible to be detected. Radon is actually a radioactive gas that forms when uranium breaks in the ground. This gas is more likely to appear in the houses built on ridges or rocky cliffs. Because radon is the second cause that leads to lung cancer, it is vital to be detected in time.

As we said before, radon is created by a natural process. When the uranium breaks, the radon is released in the soil. Being a gas though, it can move through the ground and it uses any hole or crack in the foundation of your home to enter. When people breathe the air infected with radon, severe cell damage can occur, even lung cancer.

According to researchers, every year 20,000 people die because of lung cancer caused by unidentified radon. Shocking discoveries also revealed that 1 in 15 houses has high levels of the deadly gas.

We suggested that you should do the radon test now not only because it could be a very good start of the year, but because the winter season is the best one to do it, according to the experts. This is mostly because during winter, the homes are closed for heating.

You can have your house tested for radon for a sum that can range between $800 and $2,500. If you are building a new home, then you can build protection against radon for a much cheaper price, between $250 and $750.

Because we have proven to you how deadly high levels of radon can be, this month you should invest in a radon test. Even though this is the optimal time, if you don’t have that much money now, you can wait until spring or even summer. But do it as fast as possible.

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