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What Is The Ideal Relative Humidity For Your Home?

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Maintaining ideal temperature and humidity levels inside your home is crucial to your health and happiness. Not only does humidity affect your quality of life, it also affects the quality of your air and your general state of health and well-being. The term”relative humidity” is often used in this context, and refers to the ratio of water vapour relative to the air temperature.

How To Prevent Mould In Carpets

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Mould can grow almost anywhere, but carpeting represents the most attractive location mould in homes and businesses. If carpet is installed in a moist environment, or gets wet and remains that way for a few days, mould growth is extremely likely. Even when carpet is dry to the touch, the under layers may remain wet and create mould problems.

Steam Cleaning Carpets and Mould Growth

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Sometimes, the things we do to look after our home can create additional problems. Steam cleaning can be very effective at removing stains, but can also lead to mould growth throughout your home due to increased moisture exposure over time.

Household Mould Under a Microscope!

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Here are some of the most commonly found mould genera in water damaged houses, as seen under the microscope!

Does an Air Quality Test Detect Mould?

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Yes, an air quality test from our company can detect if there is mould present in the air or on surfaces. There are 2 tests that are frequently performed including non-viable mould testing and using a particle meter. 

Health Effects of Mould Exposure

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

There is mounting evidence that mould exposure has detrimental effects of health and well-being of people. These effects are not limited to only allergic reactions and many have lingering effects post-exposure. Additionally, long term exposure to mould appears to have a sensitizing effect and illnesses become more severe with repeated exposure.

How to Get Rid of Mould Spores

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

Mould spores can be hazardous to your health causing a range of symptoms including dizziness, nausea and difficulties breathing.

How Do You Test the Air Quality in Your Home?

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

We understand it can be expensive to deal with indoor air quality issues in your home. Let’s have a look at some tips on how you can test the indoor air quality yourself to find out if your property is affecting your health.

How Long should I run a Dehumidifier after a Flood?

  • Posted by: Alex Wilkie

If you don’t run the dehumidifier long enough, you risk mould growth, if you run it too long, you may risk damaging and warping building materials due to over drying.