Many homeowners tend to overlook the importance of indoor air quality to their family’s health and the well-being of the home itself. The Gonneau Team, Your Pillar To Post Home Inspector can test your homes air quality, and provide results within days.

Poor indoor air quality can make a home’s occupants sick. Asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses can be reduced by monitoring and controlling the quality of the air.

How important is air quality?

• We typically spend 80% of our time indoors
• We breathe 3,400 gallons of air every day
• 50% of our illnesses are cause by poor air quality
• Indoor air can be 50% more polluted than outdoor air

Here are some steps homeowners can take to help improve air quality:

• Keep indoor humidity below 50% to deter mold and dust mites.
• Use exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathrooms.
• Make sure the dryer is properly vented to the outdoors.
• Open doors and windows whenever possible to improve air circulation
• Replace furnace filters regularly and consider using a vacuum with a HEPA filter to help keep dust from blowing around the home.

Be sure to recommend air quality testing when you request a Pillar To Post home inspection from the Gonneau Team!