As household air quality goes, your attic probably doesn’t rate very high. If not properly ventilated, the air up there is often stagnant. This can create a perfect environment for moisture problems.

Why is Attic Air Quality Important?

Why would you care about the air up there? You’re hardly ever up there, right? Right! And that’s part of the problem – little circulation and stagnant air. Attics are often neglected areas of the home, but attic air quality can affect the rest of your house.

Everyday household activities such as showering, doing laundry, and cooking create warm moist air in your home, which rises and will find its way to your attic. The combination of increased moisture content and stagnant air creates a perfect breeding ground for moisture problems.

Healthy Attic Air Checklist

What can you do to improve the air quality in your attic?

• Provide sufficient ventilation and exhaust systems.
• Make sure your clothes dryer, gas burners, and kitchen range is vented to the outside and not into your attic.
• Install room exhaust fans in your kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room to exhaust moisture to the outside so that it doesn’t rise within the home.
• Make sure there’s a good seal between your attic and the living areas of your home.
• Control excess humidity using DampRid Moisture Absorber.

Preventing excess humidity in your home is easy and inexpensive! DampRid Hi-Capacity Moisture Absorber will help you have drier, healthier attic air.