Home ventilation for a healthier life
Ventilation is important to a home for a variety of reasons. Good ventilation circulates air, which means bad smells, odours and carbon dioxide are replaced with a good dose of oxygen making for a better living environment. So with this in mind, let’s explore ventilation that little bit further with a view to improving homes and quality of life.
Ventilation and health
Ventilation is important not least for health reasons. Good airflow makes it harder for viruses to live, which means residents are less likely to catch an illness and if they do it doesn’t hit as hard. It also helps to combat damp and mould, which also cause health issues. As such, it’s worth making sure to open windows every day to avoid stale air causing ill health effects.
Ventilating bathrooms and kitchens
Given the nature of both the bathroom and the kitchen, it is important to make sure ventilation is good. Damp can occur in the bathroom and cause mould and no end of issues, so it’s essential ensure that even if windows are opened regularly that there’s an extractor fan bathroom ventilator to keep air circulating. This way one can avoid damp and other issues that raise their ugly head in an unventilated room.
For the kitchen, good extraction is needed to remove cooking fumes and other odours and to avoid damage to the kitchen that can happen without good extraction. There’s more to discover about extraction and ventilation online.
Keeping warm, keeping cool
Good ventilation and air conditioning systems will help keep residents warm in the colder months, and cooler in the hotter months. Being able to regulate temperature contributes to better health and a happier life. If one feels their home has an issue in this area, they may want to look at installing an air conditioning system.
Structural ventilation
Another aspect to look at is structural ventilation. This is where the ventilation is built into the property by design. Air bricks that are in most British homes are a good example of structural ventilation.
Proper structural ventilation is a deterrent against dry rot and mould. It is especially important in the loft and other places in the home. To this end, it’s best to try and keep internal doors open as this helps air circulate, which is essential for good ventilation and health.
If needed, an expert could be brought in to improve ventilation in the home. A few changes can make all the difference.
Windows
Obviously, opening windows a few times a day with central heating or air conditioning switched off is essential. Even if this is only possible at weekends, it’s still worth doing. As well as bringing health benefits, it will keep air circulating.
Air circulation
At the end of the day, ventilation is about keeping air circulating. If one keeps this in mind when looking at ways to keep air flowing, that’s the start of being on the right track.
Good ventilation comes with a raft of benefits.
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