The apocalypse starts at your house

Okay I just said that to get your attention. But in reality, the indoor environment of your house can be home to sinister things in addition to you and your family members. Now, there are many reasons for these 'horrors' to exist right under your nose, in your own house. Discussing them all would make a very long blog post, so, allow me to point out what increased damp could gradually lead to.

Dust mites

Sheer microscopic monstrosity

This is a microscopic image. So, you won't actually be able to see this thing staring sitting on your sofa one day when you return from work (actually they are sitting on your sofa, millions of them, you just can't see them). Although you may not be able to completely eradicate each end every one of them. You could make sure that they don't over populate by installing a dehumidifier in your house.

Mould spores

No, these are not macaroni balls

Looks disgusting I know. Put me off my lunch. But, be warned that unless you do something about the dampness in your house, these things could be your lunch. Again, they are invisible to the naked eye. But, they are very real threats to the inhabitants of your house. These things are so small, they can get in your nose, enter your digestive tract and mess with your brain in the long run. Mould spores are how mould reproduces, by releasing billions of these allergens in to the air. One of the indications of mould spores is a musty smell and clouds of minuscule particles floating about in your house.

Mould

This is how mould looks like under a microscope. 

This is that little black speck on your living room wallpaper

This is how your house would look like if you let that microscopic issue blow out of proportion. 

Bio-hazard

That does kind of look like the apocalypse doesn't it? This is a very serious problem that often starts out at basements. Cavity walls, crawl spaces and even the floorboards under your sofa can be extremely fertile breeding grounds for these infestations. Apart from making your house look like the lair of hive minded aliens, these could also damage the foundation, the floorboards or the walls to the point of replacement. In addition, they also release those nasty looking spores that could range from irritating to toxic.

So, the bottom line is, you need to keep your house free from damp by allowing proper ventilation, investing in proper basement tanking and by utilizing a dehumidifier. Who knows, if you let the issue persist, the apocalypse just might start at your house.

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