When making a choice between hardwood flooring or full floor carpeting, the issue of allergies always pops up. Rightly so, considering that so many people suffer from them and if you have children the effects might be worse on them.

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The argument for carpeting

Those promoting carpets will reveal that recent research has come up with results that show that a carpet, that has been thoroughly cleaned, will cut down on the risks that carpets are said to have in terms of allergies. They will claim that it trumps choices like grey laminate flooring or hardwood and is the better choice for asthma sufferers because all the dust in the air gets caught in the carpet and can’t be inhaled.

Another factor that affects allergy sufferers in the home is mould. Ensuring that the carpet is always clean and dry is one way of avoiding mould. It is …

Folk wisdom tells us “keep your head warm and your feet warm and the rest takes care of itself”. While that is probably an exaggeration, most of us agree that a warm floor makes a big difference when we’re trying to keep comfortable in winter.

Warmer floors are also disproportionately comforting to our pockets. Floor insulation can be one of the cheapest ways to improve the energy efficiency of our homes. Officially, it’s estimated that 10-15  of the energy lost from a house escapes through the ground floor, but it can feel much more. Costs are usually recouped in just two years. Compare that to about 4 years for cavity insulation and 8 years for double glazing.

Engineered flooring

Most types of modern engineered flooring have good thermal ratings. They are often fitted over pre-existing solid floors or ill-fitting floor boards, so they can hardly make your insulation worse. The …

If you are looking to replace the doors for your patio, backyard or the doors that lead out to your open spaces, you might want to look into installing bi folding doors London. These bi-folding doors are a more modern way to save space for your outdoors by being incredibly compact while also being stylish and secure. They also provide some more unknown benefits you may have not realized that a simple door change can offer you.

Besides being compact, stylish and a modern space saver, bi-fold doors also allow in a lot more sunshine than other doors do. Now it may not seem like a big deal but allowing more sunshine into your space has a lot of great benefits for your overall health and well being. Allowing yourself to be exposed for more sunlight is scientifically proven to elevate your mood, it balances the hormones in your …

According to EPA, an average family in the United states waste about more than 180 gallons per week, which is about 9,400 gallons of water every single year from little household leaks, such as a leaking faucet, shower or toilet. When you are looking at it form a nationwide standpoint, that is about 900 billion gallons of water every year that is wasted in the United States. Many people don’t realize how much water you can waste from allowing your faucet, shower or toilet to leak every day. There is thousands and thousands of gallons wasted every single year from Americans allowing their faucets to run leaky water. In addition, you are not just wasting water from the environment, but you are throwing away hundreds and thousands of dollars every single year by allowing it to happen. All it takes is a small repair for you to save hundreds of …

In today’s market there are almost as many types of windows, as styles of houses. They are differentiated by their dimensions, the size of the leaves, the materials with which they are manufactured, the type of opening, the glass or even the shape. But according to professionals in the industry for residential window services Layton UT residents often inquire about the main differences between these different types of windows and their energy efficiency.

Understanding Ratings Of Windows

There is a specific energy rating label for different types of windows, and manufacturers provide a label, divided into three parts for better understanding.

The first part includes the type of window, the manufacturer’s data and the classification of the window. The classification includes a letter and one or more stars, this is because it distinguishes a winter classification and a summer classification.

The second part indicates in more detail the winter …