Rezidential

13 Tips for improving living space

Pay attention to the entryways in your home. Focus on how dirt and bacteria can enter your residence. For example, many families enter their houses through their garrage. Most likely, the garage floor is made of exposed cement - a material which facilitates and creates dust which easily enters the household. Garage flooring could be covered and kept clean. Make sure all your alleyways and entrances to your home contain no dirt, especially if they are in close proximity.

Use door matts and take your shoes off. Studies have showed that mom was right when she made us "wipe our feet". Removing one's footwear - a custom specific to many eastern cultures - considerably reduces dust in one's home.

Vacuum and dust. Floor rugs, fabric furniture and window drapes are dust generators and natural poluants. Vacuum the house at least twice weekly, using an adequate vacuum cleaner equiped with a filter and paper dust bag. The bags should be replaced when they are half-full. Use hot water cleaning at least twice per year. Dust weekly by using a wet rag and not a puffy duster.

Change you air conditioner filters regurarly. Replace generic filters with performance ones. Check filters on a monthly basis. Make sure you watch for mold and bacteria in the water and debris around your air conditioning unit and ventways.

Control temperature and humidity. Certain allergic triggers can be eliminated by carefully controlling internal air ambiance. Use dehumidifying substances, keep windows open when conditions permit, and use air fans for better ventilation. All these reduce the risks of profilerating allergic elements.

Blankets and pillows. Using pillow cases and sheet-covered blankets allows for improved air circulation for your bedding, reducing the risks caused by dust ant other allergic elements. Wash pillow cases, sheets and blankets in hot water weekly.

Eliminate clutter. The less clutter, the easier to clean and eliminate dust and reduce crevices where household pests can hide. Keep toys in order and pay attention to stuffed-animals!

Keep food areas clean and cover up your food. Clean your kitchen space as soon as you finished cooking. Remove crumbs to avoid critters and pests.

Carefully select your cleaning products. Products can also contribuite to an unsafe and unhealthy environment. Replace solvents, aerosols, chlorine and amonia-based products with detergent and dissinfection-based products.

Clean your house frequently. Pay increased attention to cooking and food storing places, and also to spaces where clogs and grease deposits are likely to occur - such as under the sinks, around toilets and bathtubs. Immediately clean any spills.

Pesticides. Utilize traps and adhesive bands.If you do require stronger pesticides use qualified products, and only when necessary.

House pets. We recommended that cats and dogs be kept outside and their dwellings and litter place be cleaned frequently. However, if you keep your pets inside do not allow them to sleep in the bedrooms and groom them on a weekly basis.

Smoking. If you must, do it outside.