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For people with allergies, life can be challenging. Creating a living space that is as allergy-free as possible is often a top priority. This can be especially true for homeowners who often have larger space than renters and are usually more impacted by heating and cooling units because they are responsible for maintaining them.
Basic Home Changes
One of the most critical maintenance tasks is ensuring all air filters in furnaces, air conditioners, bathroom exhausts, and stovetop exhausts are changed regularly. A dust build-up in these units can disperse particles back into the air, causing a significant allergic reaction. Investments in hypoallergenic upholstery can prove to be a wise investment. As well as creating a regular schedule for cleaning upholstery helps reduce airborne particles, especially dust. You could also use a dust mite allergy treatment in conjunction with regular cleaning to minimize flair-ups. Using kitchen and bathroom cleaning products that have mold inhibitors are also advisable.
Product Investments
One of the best investments to reduce allergies is reverse ion air filtration systems and HEPA air filters. High-quality air filtration systems are designed to remove floating particles in the air, including dust, pollen, outdoor allergens, and air pollutants. Manufacturers offer a wide variety of sizes available to accommodate different home spaces. It is advisable to shop around a bit to find the right one that can accommodate the main living areas as well as smaller ones for bedrooms and bathrooms. Bathroom units should also be able to eliminate mold spores since this is a noted cause for allergies and other health problems. HEPA and water-filtered vacuum cleaners can be a big help. While a vacuum is a great tool at helping to reduce the build-up of dust and dirt, they are also well known to kick up a significant amount of both into the air during the vacuuming process. By using vacuums that are designed to specifically reduce this problem, such as HEPA and water-filtered vacuums, aerosolized excess dust is significantly reduced.
Property Maintenance
It is important to understand what items are causing allergic reactions at home. Often there is more than one. People who have one allergy often will develop allergies to several items such as dust, pets, pollen, and mold. It is difficult to make proper changes without first knowing the root allergens that need to be eliminated. Maintaining a home to ensure mold does not grow in bathrooms, basements, and attics can be essential. Mold tends to grow in areas that are moist and dark. It can also readily form on roofs and permeate into attics. That is why regular inspections of the roof, basement areas, attics, and bathrooms for potential growth are considered vital to thwart the problem. Multiple products can be purchased at hardware stores that will help mitigate any mold growth. For indoor areas, especially bathrooms and kitchens, cleaning sprays that contain some bleach is usually quite effective. In addition, it is recommended to do annual projects such as power washing of the siding of the home, cleaning out gutters from any build-up, and cleaning the roof from debris or mold growth. This can significantly help reduce any mold problems. Cutting back tree and bush overgrowth that affects how much sunlight is on the property can be vital. Roofs and rooms that get minimal sunlight can provide the perfect environment for mold growth.
Home Improvements
There are some great ways to reduce home allergies without breaking the bank. Adding a few windows or skylights in dark rooms can reduce the chance of mold growth. Installing high-grade bathroom vent fans is also recommended. For homes that have a failing gutter system, installing new gutters can help ensure basement flooding is reduced to a minimum. This is essential because basements are known to be the perfect environment for mold growth. In addition, repairing any leaky faucets, pipes, toilet seals are crucial to reducing any chance for water leaks that can lead to mold and mildew. Replacement of windows and doors that leak water should also be a priority since this can increase mold potential. Homeowners should also ensure they adequately maintain their landscaping. Regular grass cutting can help reduce the build-up of pollen and other plant-based allergens. It can also be pertinent in the fall to regularly remove leaves from around the home and yard to help reduce the risk of fall allergies. Checking for any plants or trees near the home that may have a high pollen disbursement should be a priority so they can be cut back as needed.
Conclusion
Suffering from seasonal and other forms of allergies can reduce the quality of home living. But with home improvements, proper care, and maintenance changes, homeowners can significantly minimize allergy triggers.
