Hardwood and allergies

Springtime is here, meaning that the sun is out and the flowers are in full bloom. This also means allergies are in full swing during this time!

Many people suffer from allergies. There are a lot of reasons why someone would install hardwood flooring in their home. They are beautiful, easy to clean, and never go out of style. But there is another reason to love wood flooring. It’s much healthier—especially if you are one of the 20 million adults and 6.1 million children who suffer from allergic rhinitis.

Hardwood floors are the perfect alternative. Unlike carpeting, wood floors don’t have fibers that trap and retain allergens such as mold, dander, dust, molds, and pollen. They also don’t harbor microorganisms or pesticides. Wall to wall carpet is also a problem for allergies and asthma because problems can accumulate for years under the surface.

Did you know that doctors prefer hardwood flooring options to install hardwood floors and allergies inside their own medical offices to minimize the chance of infectious germs and bacteria spreading around?

So whether you’ve moved into someone else’s house and inherited the carpeting, or you’re just now becoming more allergy-aware after years of not treating your carpet right, there could be a LOT of issues in your carpeting that you can’t see and can’t get to.

If you’re ready to make the switch to hardwood flooring, call us or stop by our showroom today.