When my husband and I first moved into our new home, we knew right away that we had a lot of work to do.
- We had gotten an excellent deal on the home, although this was because the house had been sitting for several years and there was some damage to both the outside and the inside.
It was still a beautiful home and we knew that with a little TLC it would be back to its former glory in no time. However I must admit, the amount of work that we had to do was a bit more than we had planned. We decided to focus on the indoor air quality first, because when walking into the home the air was thick and hard to breathe. We suspected that it was because the HVAC system was old, and probably wasn’t performing as well as it should be. In order to take care of the heating and cooling system, we called out a heating and a/c specialist to come and take a look at what we had and tell us what we should do. When the cooling specialist arrived, he informed us that despite the age, the heater and the air conditioner were in good condition. However, it would need to be cleaned as that was contributing to the issue with the indoor air quality. So we paid to have it professionally cleaned and there was a lot of gunk that came out of there. We noticed the indoor air quality improved almost right away but it was still a bit off. In order to get the results that we wanted, we purchased a few standing air purifiers and placed them throughout the home and that did the trick. Then we moved on to our next project.