Be Warned Hard Floors Are Much More Unhealthy Than Carpets Are!



Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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That's a pretty controversial statement that carpets are healthier that hard flooring. Why would I say it when Asthma recommends that asthma sufferers remove their carpets?

Well first not all asthma is caused by what we call "air allergens". The four main air allergen in the home are, dust mites, pet dander, mould, and pollen. Let's start with that statement and then I will explain my reasons.

For one moment think about the term "Air Allergen" air being the key word here, well if you have hard floors then those allergen will blow around every time you open a door from outside. Carpet act as a filter trapping those allergens stopping them blowing around.

You might say but having them trapped is not a good thing. Well they are better trapped than in you lungs. And they dont do any harm here where they can be vacuumed away and periodically removed with carpet cleaning.

So why do Asthma recommend removing carpets? You will have to ask them but I will say they will tell you that dust mite bread here. It's now been proven that dust mite needs moisture in their environment and carpets don't provide this. It's the mattress that they love.

I remember watching a TV program about asthma and Asthma where telling these sufferers that they should rip up carpets and use hard floors. Well as I have said dust will then be a problem. Well you could get around this by mopping every day. The amount of times each day would depend on the type of home environment you have. More kids and pets more dust equals more mopping each day.

Seeing your carpets as your homes lungs filtering out the dust for you help's you understand what's going on with causes of asthma attacks caused by air allergens.


About The Author

About The Author
Ian Harper owns and operates a carpet cleaning company  carpet cleaning network which specializes in asthma attack prevention cleaning of carpets & sofas.

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» left by Anonymous 1 year 89 days ago.
I just ripped mine out today. You don't mention the underlying foam padding that is a staple of carpet installs, THIS is where the mites breed. A spot were a water spill occurred 3 weeks ago was still quite damp not on the carpet, but the padding. Also, for what you save in deep cleanings with a carpet company... you can buy a Dyson Air purifier and a Scooba automatic mop and never think about anything more than emptying Scooba's reservoir and filling it back up with clean solution. Not to mention hardwood flooring lasts 20-30 years, carpet at most 8.
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