Low Humidity Could be Ruining These Areas of Your Home

Too much humidity can be a negative thing, especially for hairstyles, make-up, and even trying to breathe. But too little humidity in your home may actually damage some features of your home’s interior. Take a look at a few things you may have around your home that low humidity can ruin over time.  

Wood Furniture and Wood Floors

When humidity levels rise and fall it causes wood to swell and shrink, which might cause cracks and weakness in wood furniture. The swelling and shrinking also contributes to warping or gaps in wood flooring. 

Books

That’s right – books need moisture to keep the pages from turning dry and delicate. The dryness can also cause the ink to flake and the covers to warp. On the contrary, too much moisture could cause book pages to stick together permanently, discoloration, and possibly mold. 

Electronics

Low humidity creates static electricity which can disturb the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your plasma television, desktop computer, or even your beloved PlayStation. 

Collections

Whether you are collecting wall art or stamps and photographs, make sure your home has a good balance of humidity all year. Increasing and decreasing of humidity can cause postage stamps to become delicate and discolored and can even spiral the corners on your photographs. Dry air can also make the paint used to create wall art brittle or cause it to crack. 

Hobbies

Are you a wine collector? Or a piano player? Humidity matters to you, too. A lack of humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to crack or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Low humidity may also cause pianos, guitars, and other fine instruments to be out-of-tune or result in cracks in the wood. 

Want to know if your home has the right amount of humidity? Call Falso Service Experts today or schedule online for a free in-home comfort analysis and make sure your air isn’t harming your valuable home.