Think it or not, carpets is one of the most significant factors to indoor air pollution.
One of the commonest illness in a home is allergies, and carpets are virtually a perfect environment for allergen, molds and mildew.
All of these products launch hundreds of Volatile Organic Compounds as they age, in a process called outgassing. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be irritants, carcinogens and mutagens.
Carpet also attracts and keeps all that you and your relative track in to the house from the ground outside- dirt, lead dust discovered in flaking home outside paint, pests, bacteria, lawn and garden chemicals and other unhealthy debris. Not to discuss food crumbs, hair and dead skin particles.
Getting a wall-to-wall carpet 100% clean is nearly difficult (ever leased one of those steam-cleaners to clean your carpet and cleaned the very same area over and over, each time seeing more dirt come out?) and attempting to tidy triggers its own problems. Vacuuming stirs up airborne dust and mold spores. Shampooing can leave a damp carpet encouraging more mold development and even the shampoo might have irritating or perhaps harmful chemicals included.
At the other end of the floor covering health spectrum is ceramic tile. It is made from natural clay materials fired in a kiln. A tile sealed with non-leaded glaze is resistant to mold and germs and is well tolerated by chemically delicate people.
Ceramic tile is bonded to the base flooring using low-toxicity thin set mortar, and can be grouted with home-made, additive-free grout. 2 parts dry, clean sand combined with 1 part Portland cement can be prepared and contributed to water to form a sluggish, wet treating grout.
Although a ceramic tile floor can be expensive up front, due to the labor-intensive setup, they are very durable and lasting if properly kept, and can be considered as comparatively inexpensive in the long run.
Shampooing can leave a moist carpet motivating more mold development and even the shampoo might have annoying or even poisonous chemicals included.
At the other end of the floor covering health spectrum is ceramic tile. A tile sealed with non-leaded glaze is resistant to mold and bacteria and is well tolerated by chemically sensitive individuals.
