The Effects Of Too Much Moisture In Your Home











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Inconvenience and damage caused by moisture is a common problem in wet Netherlands. Here, it is common to see structures being damaged by water. Often called rising damp, the walls absorb the moisture from the ground and the salt is then left behind the walls which is a phenomenon called rising damp.

Rising damp can cause a lot of problems and these include the loose of plaster and wallpaper, molded parts of the house resulting to musty air, increased infestation of house pests, rotting of floor joists and the risk of residents from getting asthma attacks and other respiratory problems.

However, it is not only the inside of your home that has problems with rising damp. In fact, the outside of your home also suffers from big cracks in the stone walls, presence of unsightly hygroscopic salts adhering to the walls and walls infested by green algae.

If the home has condensation problems, then it can also lead to a lot of problems. Too much moisture inside home can cause mold to form in the crevices of your walls and floors which eventually cause health problems like asthmatic attacks. Moreover, high moisture content inside homes can also result to high relative humidity thus you still end up feeling hot even at the comforts of your home.

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On the other hand, flooded basements can also pose the same problems for your home. However, the danger of having a flooded basement is that most of people’s wirings are kept inside the basement thus this will result to electrical short circuit sooner or later.

The thing here is that it is crucial for you to look into your home and check for any excess moisture. Once you have detected moisture in your home, it is crucial that you can a professional to give immediate solution to your problem.

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