Following, are some tips for reducing indoor allergens in your home and specifically, in your carpeting – helping you to keep your “home sweet home” a healthy one for you and your family:
- Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum. This cannot be stressed enough. You should vacuum at least twice a week, more often if you have pets. Vacuuming helps rid your carpeting of dust, dust mite feces, animal hair and dander, human hair and dead skin, mold spores, dead bugs and abrasive – carpet life shortening – sand and soil. Make sure that you use a vacuum cleaner that has a high efficiency HEPA filtering system. If you need suggestions for choosing a new vacuum check out our recent blog post.
- Don’t sweep your hard surface flooring. Sweeping redistributes allergens to the air. Vacuuming your floors, followed by a damp mop, will help keep the air your family breathes cleaner.
- Adopt a no shoes policy in your home. This will keep outdoor pollutants from entering the home.
- If you have forced air heating and cooling systems, leave the fan switched to on at all times. This will continually circulate the air in your home through the air filters, removing airborne particulates. Make sure that you change your filters monthly. Consider using high-efficiency HEPA air filters.
Follow these simple tips, and not only will you have a healthier home, but your carpeting will last longer also.
