Some of the reasons you may need an indoor air quality investigation are as follows:
- If you or any family member living in your home have health issues such as :
- allergies
- respiratory problems
- sinus problems
- experience health problems inside your home,
- If your home has moisture or odor problems,
- You see mold and it keeps coming back,
- There has been fire or water damage anywhere in your home,
- Your home has stale air,
- You are planning to:
- renovate your home
- buy a home
- sell your home
- You have a new home but now have health issues since moving in,
- You have renovated and are now experiencing health issues,
- Have a chemcial overload problem in your home.
them. Even new homes can have indoor air quality issues, with energy efficiency being the key reason for
sealing up our homes, it is causing health problems. Without proper ventilation the off-gassing of the products
that we build with, install and add into our homes allows for poor indoor air quality. Furnaces, fireplaces and
water heaters can introduce carbon monoxide into your home.
Probably the most widely published symptom of a tight underventilated house is condensation. Condensation
on windows, mold growth on cold surfaces and dust mite infestations in carpets are becoming more frequent in
new homes as air tightening reduces natural ventilation rates and indoor humidity levels increase.
Moisture on windows not only creates a nuisance for homeowners, excess moisture levels in houses can
prematurely degrade building components. Mold growth and dust mites concentrations in houses is now
suspected as a leading cause of respiratory problems.
