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  Bought A New Home? Test The Air Quality Before Y So you just bought a new house or a resale house in the Toronto area or GTHA. Congratulations first of all! Hopefully, you were able to get a reasonable sale price and you were also allowed to have a structural home inspection to ensure there are no surprises coming your way from a structural or mechanical perspective. What about the indoor air that you and your family will be breathing? The indoor air quality of a new residence is often overlooked or clients believe that the structural home inspection covers this…it doesn’t. The home (even brand new ones) could have had some water damage in the past, could have had mould cleaned up, could have chemical off-gassing issues, could have inadequate ventilation, poor air purification and the list goes on. In a resale home, the previous occupants could have had a rodent or mouse issue, could have had pets and if you are allergic to pet dander, rodent allergens or dust mites, this could cause

  As Ontario starts to reopen and get back to normal life, we have been receiving an increase in online and phone enquiries about indoor air quality testing in offices and workplaces. Business owners and landlords seem to be taking indoor air quality in offices more seriously. Indoor air quality testing in offices is important in making your staff, visitors as well as customers that will be coming to your office feel safe an comfortable.   3 Important Office Indoor Air Quality Levels for Good Indoor Air Quality Proper ventilation. The more air flow from outside and office environment has, the more diluted or reduced airborne allergens and pathogens become. More air flow mean less airborne pollution. Air from outdoors will push airborne pollution back outside. Proper Air Filtration. The right air handler filters as well as recirculated air and HEPA filters the lower the fine dust and allergens in the breathable air. More air flow and more filtration leads to better indoor air quality. S

  We get a lot of questions about humidity. What should indoor humidity be? What is good Humidity? What is bad humidity? What is the right indoor relative humidity setting for good indoor air quality? etc. Here are some of the basics. Proper temperature and relative humidity levels are important in maintaining good air quality and occupant comfort. Improper relative humidity settings can create a variety of problems for any building such as bacteria, viruses, dust mites and mould growth. Elevated humidity levels indoors can be an indicator of poor ventilation or exchange between the building and outdoors. Poorly vented bathrooms, laundry facilities, cooking facilities or improper use of humidifiers can cause the relative humidity to rise leading to condensation and a mould and bacteria problem. Low humidity levels are usually the result of low outdoor levels experienced in Canadian winters when the outdoor humidity levels can reach the low teens. Humidity levels should be managed throu

  Hidden Mould In Toronto Basement With the Toronto real estate market in high gear this summer and numerous real estate deals happening without a home inspection or a pre purchase air quality assessment, you should be careful of hidden mould growth when buying a home. Hidden mould growth in your new home can be costly and can have significant negative health connotations. It is not unusual for mould remediation to cost between $5,000 to $50,000 depending on the extent of the mould growth damage in the home. Top 5 Hidden Mould Growth Areas in a home: Cold Cellar Finished Basement outer walls Kitchen under the sink Bathrooms in shower enclosures Attics Pay special attention to basement cold cellars or cantinas. These should never be finished and should be properly ventilated. These are technically not indoor spaces so the door from the basement to the cold cellar should be a well sealed and insulated door like your front door. Finished basements are where the majority of the mould growt