If You’re Not Feeling Well At Home…Consider An Air Quality Test

 Many of us in the 3rd wave are still spending the majority of our time indoors in our homes. Aside from the lack of exercise and suffering from boredom…we could also be suffering from poor indoor air quality. The indoor environment is important to our overall health and well being. The quality of the air that you are breathing and the quality of your indoor environment is important for your health, your family’s health, even your pets.

Why not have an indoor air quality test done to make sure you have proper indoor air quality? It’s not as expensive as you might think and can provide important information on the status of your indoor air quality and what allergens or even pathogens you might be inhaling.

Common Indoor Health Symptoms Indicating Poor Indoor Air Quality:

  1. Headaches or migraines
  2. Lethargy or malaise
  3. Respiratory or sinus issues
  4. Skin irritation or skin rashes
  5. Nose bleeds.

Obviously other medical conditions can also cause many of these symptoms. So consider it a check or physical for your home. If you have any of these symptoms, get a medical check up for yourself but also book an indoor air quality test for your home from Verify Air Quality Test.

Our indoor air quality assessments include the following:

  1. Visual assessment for water damage and mould growth
  2. Airborne laboratory mould spore testing
  3. Thermal Imaging and moisture meter surgery for hidden moisture and mould growth
  4. Airborne instrument sampling for fine dust and allergens via laser particle counter.
  5. Instrumentation for proper ventilation and air exchange 
  6. Monitoring for gases such as CO2 and CO
  7. VOC and formladehyde monitoring
  8. Instrument readings for proper humidity and temperature
  9. Detailed written report
  10. Consulting on what to do next.

At Verify Air Quality Test we can determine if you home has adequate ventilation and fresh air coming into the home. We can tell if there is enough oxygen or fresh air coming in and enough stale air leaving the home. This will reduce odours, headaches and condensation issues.

We also test and determine if you have proper air purification systems, furnace filtration and at what level you have airborne fine dust and allergens. This usually affects your sinuses and respiratory systems and lung function.

We also find out if you have chemicals, gases, VOC’s or formaldehyde issues. These lead to odour issues and can be quite problematic for your general immune health.

Of course we also focus on hidden moisture issues, hidden mould growth as well as what the airborne mould spore levels are in the home.

Your indoor health will affect your overall health. Make sure you live in a healthy home. Get and Indoor Air Quality Test performed today.

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