Important Tips to Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality

Studies show that the majority of people spend most of their time indoors. That’s why it’s important to maintain good indoor air quality in your home. Good indoor air quality improves the comfort and health of a building’s occupants. Handyman Connection of Novi provides tips to help you improve your home’s indoor air quality:

• Maintain a Healthy Level of Humidity in Your Home – Moisture benefits dust mites and mold. You can keep them under control if you keep humidity around 30%-50% inside your home. To reduce humidity, you can crack open a window or use an exhaust fan while cooking, bathing, or running a dishwasher. You can also a dehumidifier

• Improve Ventilation Throughout Your home – Ventilation brings fresh air inside your home and lowers the concentration of indoor air pollutants. You can improve ventilation by using natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation. Good window types for ventilation include casement windows and double-hung windows. You can open casement windows wide enough to catch the breeze. Meanwhile, you can open both the top and bottom sash of a double-hung window to create air flow

• Get Plants – Having at least one plant for every 50 feet in your home can reduce volatile organic compounds and cleanse the air of pollutants. NASA found that top air scrubbers are bamboo palm, Chinese evergreen, English ivy, gerbera daisy, and Janet Craig dracaena.

• Clean Your Floors – Use a vacuum cleaner with strong suction and a HEPA filter to ensure that you get rid of the allergens and chemicals that accumulate in household dust. You then need to use a mop to capture any lingering allergens or dust. Lastly, we recommend putting a large floor mat at every door reduce the amount of dirt and dust that gets inside your home.

Maintaining good indoor air quality needs to be part of every homeowner’s home maintenance checklist. Fortunately, Handyman Connection of Novi can help you with this goal. As a carpentry expert, we can help you with window installation and replacement, improving your home’s natural ventilation. Our team has the resources, skills, and experience to help you with your home maintenance needs. Contact us to learn more tips on improving indoor air quality. You can also request an estimate.