Although people typically cough and sneeze when they have colds, there could be other reasons for your family’s discomfort. From whether your home has hardwood floors or carpeting to how often ducts are cleaned, there are several factors that impact indoor air quality. Breathing in dust, pollen, and additional allergens can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. To keep your family healthy and comfortable, below are a few tips to keep the air in your home clean.    

How to Purify Indoor Air

1. Schedule Regular HVAC Maintenance

If it’s been a while since the ventilation system has been cleaned, reach out to HVAC technicians immediately for help. Mold spores, dust, pollen, pet dander, and other allergens can get sucked into ducts when heating and cooling equipment is running. It can flow back through vents and registers and recirculate in the air each time you turn on the HVAC system. Technicians will clean and disinfect components to prevent this from happening. 

2. Fill Your Home With Plants

Houseplants won’t only add pops of color to interiors; they will also purify the air. The vegetation absorbs gases, including carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds, through pores in leaves. This is a necessary step to kick-start photosynthesis. They convert the carbon dioxide into chemical energy to grow. Eliminating these compounds improves the quality of the air you breathe.

3. Install Hardwood Flooring

If you have carpeting in the home, switching to hardwood floors will improve indoor air quality. Dust, pet dander, and other particles settle on the ground and become embedded in carpet fibers. The irritants are released back in the air each time someone walks over the carpet. Hardwood floors don’t hold these irritants. Regular sweeping and mopping will effectively remove the contaminants so they don’t enter the air supply.   

If you want to install hardwood floors to keep your family healthy and increase the aesthetic appeal and value of your home, contact the team at Carolina Wood Floors. Based in Winston-Salem, NC, the floor contractors have over 30 years of experience, which makes them qualified to help pick the right solution for your home and provide fast, efficient installation to ensure it lasts a lifetime. Visit the company’s website and Facebook page to see projects photos. Or, call (336) 765-0680 to schedule new flooring installation in the Triad area. A representative is happy to share details about the process and fill you in on more wood floor benefits.