Excessive humidity can be a bad thing, especially for hairstyles, make-up, and even inhaling. But a lack of humidity in your home can actually harm some features of your home’s interior. Check out these few items you may have in your home that insufficient humidity can wreck over time.
Wooden Floors and Furniture
When humidity increases and decreases it causes wood to bloat and shrink, which could cause cracks and weakness in wood furniture. The expanding and shrinking also adds to warping or gaps in wood flooring.
Books
That’s right – books necessitate moisture to avoid the pages from ending up dry and delicate. The absence of moisture can also result in the ink flaking and the covers warping. On the other hand, excessive moisture could result in the book pages sticking together permanently, discoloration, and possibly mold.
Electronics
The absence of humidity produces static electricity which can affect the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LED television, desktop computer, or even your beloved Xbox.
Collections
Whether you are collecting wall art or stamps and pictures, make sure your home’s humidity is well-balanced year-round. The up and down levels of humidity may cause postage stamps to turn delicate and discolored and can even curl the corners on your photos. Low humidity can also make the paint used to make wall art brittle or cause it to fracture.
Hobbies
Are you a wine collector? Or a piano player? Humidity a major concern for you, too. A lack of humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to crack or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Insufficient humidity may also cause pianos, guitars, and other fine instruments to be out-of-tune or end up with cracks in the wood.
Want to know if your home has the correct amount of humidity? Call TML Service Experts today for a free in-home comfort analysis to make sure your air isn’t hurting your valuable home.