If you are considering buying a newly constructed home, there are going to be quite a few decisions you will have to make both before the construction crew breaks ground and while they are building. Many people love the idea of having everything to their exact measurements and love that all the choices are theirs to make.

While it really can be a fun opportunity to get exactly what you want for your home before moving in, there is, however, something that many people don’t get to choose before they move in… that is the air and water quality of their home.

Builders and realtors are not necessarily required to test for radon when they are building or selling a home. So, it is your job as a buyer to make sure the realtor and builder understand that if the inspection shows unsafe levels of radon in the air or the water that it will be expected of them to put in both a radon air mitigation system and a whole house water filtration system.

You wouldn’t move into a home if the roof was unsafe or there were termite nests discovered, so why would you move in if the air and water quality of the home was sub-par. Safe air and water should be part of the overall safety of the home and should not be something you have to add after moving day whether the home is new or not.

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