If you vacuum your house on a regular basis, you might have noticed and all-too-familiar phenomena. You cleaned your house, dusted, and vacuumed, and as the sun shines through the windows and you’re walking through the house a few hours later, you notice just how much dust is getting kicked up into the air.
That can be incredibly frustrating. It can also be a potential health hazard. For those with allergies, dust getting into the air can trigger those allergies, causing the person to sneeze, experience red and puffy eyes, congestion, and more.
It can be enough to cause somebody to throw their hands up in the year and completely stop caring about cleaning their house. If the allergies don’t affect them, why even bother dusting and vacuuming if it’s just going to do absolutely nothing to clean the air?
Often, vacuuming alone is not enough to get the majority of dust and dirt out of carpeting. It may look clean, but minuscule dust particles, pollutants, and allergens get trapped in the carpet fiber. They resist the suction of the vacuum and then, when people begin walking across the carpeting once again, it gets kicked up into the air.
The best way to reduce the amount of dust that is flying through the air is to dust regularly from top to bottom in every room. That includes ceiling fans, moldings over the windows, and on top of tall furniture. It’s also necessary to dust shelves, wipe down picture frames, and more.
You can also get an air filtration system in the house to help collect as much of the dust and allergens as possible. Choose a HEPA filter unit, if possible.
In order to reduce the amount of dust that gets kicked up over the course of the year, have your carpets and rugs professionally cleaned at least twice per year. You’ll notice a significant drop in the amount of dust flying through the air, especially after you clean.
