Repair ... dangerous to health

Repair of apartments - is a serious matter. And the main thing to get it, not only beautiful and high quality, but also safe for health.

The microclimate in the apartment

That depends on it, our health, and the main task of any repairs - to create the best conditions for the inhabitants of the house. The most dangerous pollution - chemical. Concrete, plaster, insulation, adhesives, various paints, varnishes can release harmful substances (radiation to the phenol, formaldehyde, lead, toluene and others).

The result is sad - decreased immunity, liver, kidney, respiratory, central nervous system, skin, and even cancer.

Another danger - this is saprophytes, fungi, mold, that is, organisms that provoke allergic reactions and respiratory diseases.

The most common microorganisms appear where excessive moisture accumulates. To avoid such problems, you should consult with the experts about how best to arrange the insulation and warming apartments, the ventilation system. By the way, traditionally the vents in our homes go through the kitchen and bathroom. But the hermetic plastic windows, ceiling ventilation ducts (in the educated niche put the refrigerator or kitchen furniture), hood with access to the vent violate the traditional scheme, and the problem starts with the air exchange. A serious danger to health is improved and dry air in the room. All these issues are important to consider before using repair specialists.

Normal or curly?

The interior can be quite unusual due to the ceiling. There are many solutions: multi-level division into zones with the help of the highlights, tension, pendant, shaped gypsum board and so on.

It is believed that the suspended ceiling will collect dust. However, a false ceiling in the apartment who does a solid enough - use fragments to "play" with the plane, and the dust is removed with a vacuum cleaner is elementary.

If we talk about the tension, his "harmful" - no more than a myth, a ceiling protects against the harmful emissions of the main concrete ceiling. And it is easy to care for: rubbed with a damp sponge - and no dust.

But if you still prefer the traditional white ceiling, experts advise to use to cover them only emulsion paint. It is harmless to health, and to take care of such a surface easily.

What clothe walls

In Russia, a popular option - wallpaper. The safest health - alas, not the most beautiful - paper. But they are ideal for the nursery. Synthetic yield of natural eco-friendly - it's a great option for the hall. By the way, it is very important and glue: the safest - organic adhesives, starch or casein-based. Synthetic adhesives contain harmful solvents (acetone, phenol, dichloroethane and the like. D.).

For the living room or bedroom, you can use glass fiber: used for the manufacture of a natural product - glass, used to make a special fiber and woven fabric wallpaper coating, so they are completely safe, but the quality is not inferior to synthetic. Moreover, they can be cleaned using a detergent.

Another option - liquid wallpaper: a blend of natural fibers of cotton and cellulose, the adhesive composition and quality dye packed in the package. The contents of the package is mixed in water and applied to the wall.

Sexual issue

From an environmental point of view, a fundamental difference between parquet or linoleum is practically no subject that you bought a really high-quality coverage, and not a fake. But there are nuances, not just aesthetic.

Parquet flooring - a respectable option, in addition to the natural wood for walking comfortable and pleasant, even barefoot.

Laminate - the material to be expensive, cheap laminates for a long time can give off formaldehyde. And yet - it is "noisy" floor: footsteps, children running around amplify, not to everybody's taste.

Linoleum - there is a natural, make it out of wood chips (jute cloth, linseed oil, natural resins and pigments), and there are artificial - PVC (contrary to popular belief, it is not dangerous to health). When buying pay attention to the quality of the substrate, which may be made of foamed vinyl, jute, felt and so on. D. - Precisely from "backing up" depends insulation material, as well as its life.

Cork - it is a relatively new coating. Durable, hygienic and has a beneficial impact orthopedic: walking resilient porous material relieves pressure on the spine.

Carpet - this material is very negigienichen: collect dust, harmful micro-organisms, it can be got mites that trigger allergies.

Olga Simonov, designer

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