How To Keep Your Home Healthy

You’ll naturally want your home to be the most lovely and healthy space as possible for you and your family, but unfortunately, sometimes maintenance issues arise that can feel a little bit out of our control. Problems with damp, mold and condensation are common yet serious issues for your home and health that you’ll want to keep at bay. Let’s take a look at a few tips to combat these issues and help get things back in check.

Ventilation 

If you ensure that your home is as well ventilated as possible, you can give any excess moisture a way out of your house and thus prevent too much condensation. You will want to invest in extractor fans in your bathrooms and kitchens to help here, and also to open doors and windows as much as you can to circulate the air. 

Dehumidifier 

If you feel that you may have a damp problem in your home, then you should definitely invest in a dehumidifier. These can help you to remove the excess moisture in the air. You should find reasonably quickly that your home feels more comfortable. A dehumidifier will help your rooms to be less prone to dust mites, mildew, and mold, none of which you will want to affect your respiratory system, or irritate your skin. Both our moods and health are drastically affected by the environment in which we live, so you’ll want to keep your household in the best condition that you can.

Reduce Moisture 

To reduce the moisture that you are producing in your home, you should be more mindful of how you are using your appliances. Opt for a vented tumble dryer or try to dry your clothes outside as much as possible. In addition to this, ensure that you check your home for any sources of moisture that are a maintenance issue and will need to be repaired, this could be for example leaks in plumbing, roofs or showers. If these issues go on without being tended to your home could be at risk of being prone to wet rot in your timbers. Websites like Allcott Residential can provide you with everything you need to know about wet rot, if you’re unsure. 

Insulation 

By making sure that your home is sufficiently insulated, you will reduce the risk of condensation upon your walls. The condensation will occur when the wall surface is a colder temperature than water vapour itself, so some good insulation in your walls can help to stop this. It’s worth having your current insulation assessed to see if you could benefit from adopting further or more robust solutions. 

 If you’re having damp problems in your home, it’s easy to feel a bit stuck for ideas once you’ve tried some home solutions yourself. Perhaps if you’ve hit a bit of a brick wall, it might be an idea to call in the experts and see if there are any extra practices you can adopt to wave goodbye to the damp!