Your air duct system is best described as an intricate network that keeps air circulating around your home. Dust, pet dander, and dirt can collect on your vents and coils creating a buildup for mold, bacteria, dust mites and a variety of other allergens to grow and thrive. While your air filters catch and trap…
If you are searching for a new home for your family, you will likely spend hours looking through pictures online before you go and physically look at what you are hoping is your dream home. Walking into what you are hoping is your dream home can cause you to stop in your tracks if you…
In Southeast Michigan, maintaining good air quality is an ongoing battle due to the dust and wind storms we receive. However, it is much worse for those with pets. Having good indoor air quality seems to be near impossible when the household is filled with dogs, cats, and other exotic pets. Having good air quality…
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term used to refer to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. Indoor Air Quality Facts from the EPA • The Environmental Pollution Agency(EPA) ranks indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental…
Sometimes it seems like no matter how often you dust, you are constantly battling this never ending film that lands on the surfaces of your home. Dust can cause issues for allergy sufferers as well as anyone that suffers from a respiratory problem. Not only that, but it can make your home look less tidy.…
A house fire has to be one of the most devastating losses. All of the memories and keepsakes that are ruined in a fire are irreplaceable. What would make matters even worse, would be the fact that the fire could have been avoided. A house fire caused by a clogged dryer vent is completely avoidable.…
The only time the air inside a home or business is even considered by occupants is when people are feeling excessively humid, too cold or too hot. Unfortunately, few analyze the quality of the very air they breathe which impacts different aspects of your health. In some places in the United States, the air outside…
If you are working your way to the bottom of your winterization to do list you might want to take a moment to reconsider before you become too complacent. Home owners across the country have been busy preparing to keep the cold out and heat in along with cleaning their homes from top to bottom…
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a term that no business owner wants to hear. This term was originated in the 1970s and pertains to several occupants experiencing acute and otherwise unexplained illness when spending time in a specific building. This can mean trouble for business owners, so you may be wondering what can be done…
Central heating and air conditioning includes many primary components to make it function. In order to transfer the treated air from the furnace or from the air conditioner, air series of openings is needed. These openings are the various vents, registers, and grilles found throughout the home from which the air ducts feed the air…
