Humidity and Your Home: 3 Things You Need To Know

Every Ocala, Florida, resident is used to dealing with humidity when they head outside. However, many homeowners don’t realize the effect humidity can have on their home. It’s important for Florida homeowners to keep an eye on their indoor humidity levels to keep a comfortable, healthy home. Here are three things you need to know about humidity and your home.

Indoor Damage

Improper humidity levels can seriously damage the inside of your home. Signs of too much humidity can include peeling paint or wallpaper, moisture stains on wood floors, air bubbles underneath paint, or warping furniture and floors. While these signs won’t appear immediately, long-term exposure to humidity can have major unintended consequences on your home’s interior. These issues can be addressed but the longer the humidity stays unbalanced, the worse the damage will be. Extreme humidity can also cause structural damage, weakening plaster and wooden supports as well as providing the perfect environment for biological growth.

Unhealthy Consequences

Lots of moisture inevitably leads to biological growth. Located in damp areas like laundry rooms, bathrooms, and under sinks, biological growth can affect your family’s health. Symptoms of spore exposure include coughing, sneezing, difficulty breathing, stuffy noses, and nausea. If you notice the beginnings of biological growth, contact a removal specialist immediately before it leads to dire health consequences.

Balanced is Best

The best way to address extra humidity in your home is to figure out how the extra moisture is ending up inside and taking steps to balance it out. Having absolutely no humidity isn’t good either, so a balanced amount is important for your comfort and your health. Besides the previously discussed issues, too much moisture in the air can lead to rooms feeling uncomfortably warm as moisture tends to hold onto heat. However, too little humidity can lead to problems like dry, itchy skin and other allergy-like symptoms. Home air quality technologies like humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and ventilators can help you get your moisture levels balanced.

ServiceMaster Professional Services can help you deal with moisture damage and get your home back in top shape. Give us a call at 352-503-8013 to set up a consultation today!

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