Home Buyers & Sellers
Whether you are buying or selling a home, you are likely to have a thorough home inspection before you make any decisions. Most people are familiar with termites and lead paint. But what about “natural or propane gas emissions indoors”?
There is a lot to be said for having the peace of mind that comes with knowing a property is free of toxic emissions. A gas audit is the first step to protecting your family’s health, as well as your investment. As a result, today there is a growing demand by consumers for more in-depth information about environmental conditions and safety in the home. In our environmentally conscious world, we believe you’ve got to be clean if you want to be green.
Get an iGER Report
Most residential properties are clean, but even the most pristine and affluent homes can have hidden environmental issues that affect your health and property value. The Indoor Gas Emission Report (iGER©) helps ensure that there are no surprises during or after the transaction by inspecting the gas being used for hazardous contents such as:
- Benzene
- Toluene
- Ethylbenzene
- Gasoline Vapors
- Carbon Dioxide
If a problem is discovered, iGER provides key information to help home buyers and sellers resolve the issue quickly and move forward with the transaction.
Trust the Experts
iGER is the nation’s first and most trusted provider of natural gas environmental risk information. More environmental professionals, lenders, corporations, real estate professionals and government agencies rely on iGER for gas emissions information. You can be confident that every iGER Indoor Gas Emissions Report is backed by years of experience and accuracy with the comprehensiveness of the largest database of natural gas emission information in the U.S.
What you might find
An independent 3rd party indoor air testing laboratory, using EPA test protocols, found Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene and Xylene (BTEX) levels in natural gas before combustion that exceed the allowable threshold exposure levels. When the gas appliances were sampled, tests showed that most of the BTEX passed through the appliance burner unchanged.
What about when you’re selling a home?
Being able to present your home with a ”clean record” is a valuable selling feature. Providing environmental information with the details of your home can add value when you have your next open house. Interested home buyers will take notice that your home has been checked for potential natural gas emissions and having this information available to them could provide an edge over other properties they are considering that may not have this information.
Even if an issue is present, in most cases, it is easily fixed, and buyers will appreciate having the information necessary to take the appropriate steps to protect their family ahead of time. In addition, providing an natural gas environmental report on your home and disclosing any issues upfront could also provide you with some liability protection should a problem arise after the sale is completed.
The choice is yours.
Hazardous gas emissions can affect your health and lower the value of your home. Protect your family and investment with an Indoor Gas Emission Report and follow-up custom remediation system from Cleanblueflame.com.