Low Humidity Could be Ruining These Areas of Your Home

Extreme humidity can be a terrible thing, especially for hairdos, make-up, and even inhaling. But not enough humidity in your home may actually be harmful to some features of your home’s interior. Take a look at a few things you may have in your home that a lack of humidity can damage over time.  

Wood Floors and Wood Furniture

When humidity increases and decreases it causes wood to bloat and shrink, which might cause cracks and instability in wood furniture. The swelling and shrinking also adds to warping or openings in wood flooring. 

Books

That’s right – books need moisture to prevent the pages from becoming dry and delicate. The dryness can also cause the ink to flake and the covers to warp. On the other hand, excessive moisture could cause book pages to stick together permanently, discoloration, and potentially mold. 

Electronics

Too little humidity generates static electricity which can disrupt the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LED television, PC, or even your beloved Xbox. 

Collections

Whether you are collecting portraits or stamps and photographs, make sure your home has a good balance of humidity all year. The up and down levels of humidity can cause postage stamps to become delicate and discolored and can even curl the corners on your photos. Low humidity can also make the paint used to create wall art brittle or cause it to split. 

Hobbies

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

Curious if your home has the right amount of humidity? Call Rob's Albertan Service Experts today or schedule online for a no-charge in-home comfort analysis to be sure your air isn’t damaging your valuable home.