Extreme humidity can be a bad thing, especially for hairdos, make-up, and even trying to breathe. But not enough humidity in your home could actually be harmful to some features of your home’s interior. Take a look at a few products you may have around your home that insufficient humidity can ruin over time.
Wood Furniture and Wood Floors
When humidity levels go up and down it causes wood to expand and shrink, which may cause cracks and weakness in wood furniture. The expanding and shrinking also contributes to warping or gaps in wood flooring.
Books
That's right Ð books require moisture to keep the pages from turning dry and fragile. The absence of moisture can also result in the ink flaking and the covers warping. Conversely, too much moisture could result in the book pages sticking together permanently, discoloration, and even mold.
Electronics
Low humidity produces static electricity which can cause problems with the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LCD TV, laptop, or even your beloved gaming console.
Collections
Whether you are a collector of portraits or stamps and pictures, make sure your home's humidity is well-balanced year-round. Increasing and decreasing of humidity can cause postage stamps to end up fragile and discolored and can even coil the corners on your pictures. Dry air can also make the paint used to create artwork brittle or cause it to fracture.
Hobbies
Do you collect win? Or play the piano? Humidity a major concern for you, too. To little humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to fracture or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Too little humidity may also cause pianos, violins, 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 right amount of humidity? Call Service Experts today or schedule online for a free in-home comfort analysis and make sure your air isn’t hurting your valuable home.
