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Radon Mitigation in Rehoboth Beach, DE

Addressing a Health Concern

A homeowner in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, took a proactive step towards a healthy home after a recent radon test revealed a level of 8 pCi/L using a consumer-grade radon detector. Since the EPA recommends action for levels exceeding 4 pCi/L, they sought a professional solution to address this potential health concern.

Lawson Home Services: Expertise and Efficiency

Lawson Home Services' reputation for expertise and efficiency came through for the homeowner. Their team of experienced radon installers wasted no time in implementing a proven technique called sub-slab depressurization. This method strategically creates a negative pressure zone beneath the foundation, effectively drawing radon gas out of the soil and safely venting it outside the home, preventing its accumulation and potential health risks.

Ensuring Long-Term Peace of Mind

Lawson's commitment extends beyond simply installing a system. To ensure the system's effectiveness and provide long-term peace of mind for the homeowner, they provided a post-mitigation test kit. This final test will verify that the radon level has been significantly reduced, allowing the homeowner to breathe easy knowing their home offers a healthy living environment.

Crawl space encapsulation in Berlin, MD townhouse

Home builders were just beginning to understand the harmful effects of moisture in crawlspaces back in 1985 when they installed overlapping plastic sheets directly onto the dirt crawlspace floor beneath this townhouse in Berlin, MD.  Their efforts, though well-intended, were not entirely effective.  Ground water water, which seeps into the dirt of the crawlspace, evaporates into water vapor, and then travels right around the edges of the thin plastic sheets.  That moisture is then absorbed by the wooden structure inside the crawlspace, somewhat like a sponge.  You may be surprised to learn the vents those builders installed in the foundation walls for the purpose of venting moisture out of crawlspaces actually provide one of the primary ways moisture gets into a crawlspace. This is especially true in warmest months here in the Mid-Atlantic region when the relative humidity of the outside air is most often above 80% (100% when it is raining). The recommended indoor relative humidity should be maintained between 45%-55%.  But that’s not the end.  The old methods of venting crawlspaces to allow outdoor air to circulate through the crawlspace results in another big problem, especially in Winter: cold floors.  

 

The owner of this home opened the access door to her crawlspace and noticed a foul, musty smell. When she looked up at the structure above the crawlspace, she discovered mold was growing, not only on the underside of the subfloor plywood, but on the wooden floor joists that supported it all.  She made a great decision to call Lawson Home Services.

 

You can see in the “Before” picture, what Lawson Home Service’s energy auditor saw when he opened the access door and went inside to inspect the crawlspace:  a cold, damp, nasty environment full of moldy wood, the perfect home for all kinds of creepy crawly things and the spiders who love to eat them.  Who wants to live in a place like that, knowing all the nastiness that is going on just inches below your feet?

 

Our production team had their work cut out for them before they could begin “encapsulating” the crawlspace. The first thing they did was remove the old plastic sheets and junk from the crawlspace. Next, they sprayed the wooden structure with Mold-X2, special, all-natural anti-microbial product which kills the mold and bacteria, cleans the stains off the wood, and removes the “musty” odor of mold. They sealed off the foundation vents from the inside. And finally, trenches were dug around the edges of the foundation for the drainage system.  Once the preparation was completed the team installed the following:

·      SmartSump™ and Hydrolink XG™ groundwater removal system

·      TerraBlock™ drainage mat and CleanSpace™ liquid water and water vapor barrier

·      Sedona SaniDry™ dehumidification equipment

·      Everlast™ Crawlspace access door

 

As you can see in the “After” picture, this crawlspace is now a nice white, clean, dry space.

Dryer Duct Cleaning in Berlin, MD

Lawson Home Service's technician got a little surprise when he arrived to clean out the dryer ductwork in this Berlin, MD home.  The ductwork was completely missing and the dryer had been exhausting all the moisture and lint from the dryer directly into the crawlspace beneath this home.

We could write an entire chapter about the problems this creates for a homeowner.  Without going into a lot of details lets just throw out a few words to give you an idea:  rotting floors, mold, pests, bacteria,  poor indoor air quality, allergies, and chronic illness.  Sound bad? It is. 

 

Our technician installed new ductwork, including a flap and birdcage to prevent pests, vermin and birds from intruding. Now the moist air is exhausted to the outside where it should be. 

Dryer Duct Cleaning in Berlin, MD

The clogged dryer vent in this Berlin, MD home was a serious fire hazard. Every year over 15,000 dryers catch fire as a result of dirty clogged dryer vents. 
Just look at the pictures and you can imagine what was lurking inside the vent tubes running from the dryer to this clogged termination flap before Lawson Home Services technician completed this dryer vent clean out. It's quick and easy, and best of all affordable.

Don't be a dryer fire statistic.  Call us today to schedule your dryer vent clean out service.

Dryer Duct Cleaning in Ocean View, DE

This dryer vent in Ocean View, DE was nearly clogged completely shut. It probably took forever to get the clothes dry in that poor dryer, which also cost a lot of money. And the dryer probably got very hot and overheated - a fire hazard. Hundreds of homeowners buy new dryers every year because the old one "just doesn't get the clothes dry like it use to". Chances are the problem wasn't the dryer, but clogged dryer ductwork.
Not much to say about this situation as these before and after photos speak for themselves. Call Lawson Home Services to clean out your dryer vent and get your dryer working like new. 

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