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Detail of radon vent stack connection to existing basement slab – retrofit basement construction
Exterior XPS basement insulation is correctly installed to completely cover the foundation wall
Right – A radon pipe provides a path for radon to vent to the roof rather than seeping into the home.
Right – The passive radon vent stack is properly labeled; this pipe brings radon and soil gases collected via a perforated pipe located under the floor slab up through an exterior wall for venting out through the roof.
Tape seals gaps between the vapor barrier and pipes that penetrate through the subslab vapor barrier.
The sump pump is sealed to the subslab vapor barrier with sealing tape to prevent soil gas from leaking around the sump bucket.
The sump pumps in this basement are covered with gasketed lids to keep soil gases out of the home.