Avoid 5 sub-floor ventilation mistakes at home

Do your house floors get soggy even after a light rain? Or your room starts smelling foul at a rainy day? Most of these problems occur due to lack of ventilation or air-flow at houses and buildings. Less air-circulation or musty air inside rooms can cause uncomfortable & unhealthy atmosphere. No ventilation also causes severe health problems, asthma, allergic problems, and heart diseases etc.

To avoid this unhealthy and filthy situation at home, you need to ensure you have adequate ventilation. Air-circulation around the house, under the floors, in bath places, and other spaces are most crucial for a healthful life. Nowadays, most people are aware of ample air-flow at homes and offices, but they do not prioritize the sub-floors.

Now, you may have wonder, why do we even need air-flow under the floors? Yes, ventilation under the floor is one of those prime factors we should concern about. Why? That’s what we are going to discuss in this context. In this blog, we will tell you what does subfloor ventilation mean? Why is it important? And which ventilation mistakes you should avoid for a healthy living?

Later in this blog:

1.      What is sub-floor ventilation?

2.      The importance of sub-floor aeration

3.      5 ventilation mistakes you should never do

Meaning of sub-floor ventilation

The continuous air exchange under the floors and subfloors of houses and buildings is called sub-floor ventilation. It forced stale air outside and introduce fresh air inside.

Why ventilation under the floors is important?

·         Continuous air-circulation helps to reduce moisture, mugginess, and dampness under the floors.

·         It prevents condensation and keeps the sub-floor areas dry.

·         Helps to prevent growth of harmful pests, bugs, and insects.

·         Introduce fresh and unpolluted air under the floors, which makes the building foundation stronger and durable.

5 ventilation mistakes you should avoid

·         Improper storage system. Unorganized and dirty storage area can spread infectious air particles, dusts, and promote birth of bugs and mould.

·         Unfitting water or plumbing system. Unregulated water linkage can grow mould, mildews, and humidity. It makes the sub floors soggy and moisture.

·         Insufficient spacing between wall shields, vent panels can interrupt the continuous air-flow.

·         Installing no fans under the floors results in lacking ample air-flow.

·         Not using OSB (oriented strand board) system, sub-floor ventilation fans, floor underlayment in the sub floors.

Thus, these are the mistakes you should avoid to maintain a better under the floor ventilation. Better ventilation throughout the house can enhance your living standard even under an affordable budget.