What's Ruining The Air Quality In Your Home?

Every home needs to have good indoor air quality to it. Without it, you could genuinely be putting your health at risk in the long term. And whether or not you already have asthma, breathing in germs, dust, and mould spores simply isn’t good for you!

But what could be going wrong with the air quality inside your home? There’s quite a few different reasons it might be happening, so it’s best we run through the most common of them all. As such, check out the list below and let's see if we can find your culprit!

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The Bathroom Fan Doesn’t Get Used Enough

Any time anyone goes in for a bath or shower, that fan needs to be on. If it isn’t, you’re more likely to see mould growth around your tiles and on the bathroom ceiling.

If the fan is connected to the bathroom light, it might not get turned on during the day. If you shower in the morning (as do most of your family), the bathroom fan isn’t going to get a chance to whir away the moisture lingering in the air.

And even if you leave the bathroom door open, or open the window while you’re inside, you simply won’t get the same level of extraction.

Thin Window Panes

If you don’t have double glazing on your windows, at the very least, you’re going to be living in a home that lets all kinds of moisture inside. Condensation will build up, the air will start to smell musty, and you’re more likely to see mould growth in the most unusual places.

And on top of all of that, any time you put laundry out on the clothes horse, your clothes will end up taking on the same kind of musty smell.

Thin windows separating your home from the air outside is so last century! Instead, think about a good dose of double glazing installation here. Thicken up those panes and you’ll have much fresher, more temperate air inside your home.

You Don’t Open the Windows Enough

In particular, when you’re using spray items like deodorants, skin cleansers, and hair products, as well as cleaning items like fabric spray and anti-bacterial solutions. Whenever you use items like these inside an enclosed space, some of it is going to bloom up into the air, no matter how careful you are.

And if you don’t have a window open and ready to go, you’re going to have those same droplets hanging around for a while. They’ll settle on surfaces and end up drying into those, and a lot of them will end up in your lungs as well. Try not to let this happen too often!

Is there something ruining the air quality inside your home?

It’s possible! Air quality issues are all too common in modern homes, with properties having better sealing and insulation these days. As such, the moment something goes wrong with either of them, you’re going to know about it!