| In the past, little thought was given to air quality inside | | | | How is this possible? Well, as warm air rises, cool air |
| the home. Most people just thought that if they kept | | | | from the crawl space is pulled up into the living areas |
| their home clean and the air filters changed, they had | | | | throughout your home until finding its way out the roof |
| good, clean air to breathe as well as a healthy living | | | | vents, this process is never ending. This process is |
| environment. Now, it is more about where the air is | | | | referred to as the "stack effect", it's the same way a |
| coming from (mostly beneath the house) and how to | | | | chimney works. The only way to stop this is to install a |
| make it better (by installing a crawl space liner) before | | | | liner beneath your house. |
| it gets inside the home. | | | | This, combined with other factors, means that a |
| According to U.S.E.P.A., the "Typical Home" in the | | | | significant amount of the air you breathe actually |
| United States has between 0.5 and 1.5 air changes per | | | | comes from your potentially wet, damp and moldy |
| hour. | | | | crawl space. A liner system would greatly improve the |
| What this means to you: If your home is somewhere in | | | | indoor air quality throughout your home by sealing out |
| the middle of the EPA findings for example, say 1 air | | | | moisture and mold as well as preventing new mold |
| change per hour (not an overly air tight home, but not | | | | growth. A crawl space liner system is a cost effective, |
| drafty either), this means that every hour all the air in | | | | permanent solution to allergens, irritants, mold and |
| your home is replaced with new air. | | | | odors by eliminating the source of the problem. |
| But from where does this new air come from? Good | | | | Creating a clean, dry, sanitary storage area while |
| question! Amazingly, over 50% of this new, | | | | protecting and improving the health of your family is |
| replacement air comes from the crawl space. | | | | what home improvement is all about. |