If you suffer from allergies, bronchial problems or asthma, Sick Building Syndrome can be a cause of much ado for you. While you can still feel happy about the restrictions imposed on asbestos and the phasing-out of lead paints, poor indoor air quality can propose a real hassle for you. Keeping this in mind let me take you through a few tips which can pave way for allergy-resistant homes (and I mean each room).
Living area and bedroom
For bedroom and living area, textiles, floor carpets and furniture require a neat glance. Try to refrain from wall-to-wall carpet but if you fancy its aesthetic charm, go for a low-pile option and ensure that you vacuum clean it regularly. My personal advice for you would be to place hardwood floor and an easy-to-wash area rug over it.
Upholstered sofas and chairs can offer breeding grounds for dust and debris. You will be better off giving your living room or bedroom furniture a metal, plastic or wood avatar.
Go for hypoallergenic covers for your mattresses and wash your bed sheets in hot water. With some valid reasons to back me, I advise you to go for synthetic textiles.
Kitchen
Kitchen is where poor air circulation can propose moisture condensation and mould-active environment. Thus you will do well to put up a vented exhaust with its ductwork placed strategically (for unhindered exit of moisture and fumes).
I have always found the idea of weekly communal litter-picking to be a daunting challenge for civic hygiene. To me, the old-fashioned daily garbage-cleaning is still our best bet. Even a loaf crumb can be a ready invitation to rodents.
You already know what kind of diseases rodents can kick in with, not to mention the various allergens they can release into your kitchen atmosphere.
You are well advised to keep food packed in airtight boxes and check the under-sink areas to detect any plumbing leakages in time.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are the breeding grounds for moulds so a thick enamel coat on your bathroom walls won’t do you any harm. Floors made of linoleum or hardwood can enhance the aesthetic as well as cleanliness meter of your bath area, thus bringing down indoor air pollution.
Of course, it goes without saying that you should do all that is within your means to purify, deodorise and sanitize the toilet area.
What measures do you use to prevent mould infestation?