Too much humidity can be a negative thing, especially for hairdos, make-up, and even trying to breathe. But a deficiency of humidity in your home may actually harm some aspects of your home’s interior. Learn about these few items you may have in your home that insufficient humidity can wreck over time.
Wooden Floors and Furniture
When humidity levels rise and fall it causes wood to bloat and shrink, which might cause cracks and fragility in wood furniture. The expanding and shrinking also exacerbates warping or splits in wood flooring.
Books
Yes – books require moisture to avoid the pages from turning dry and fragile. The lack of moisture can also make the ink flake and the cover warp. Conversely, extreme moisture could cause book pages to stick together permanently, discoloration, and potentially mold.
Electronics
Low humidity produces static electricity which can disrupt the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LCD TV, laptop, or even your beloved Nintendo.
Collections
Whether you are collecting paintings or stamps and pictures, make sure your home has well-balanced humidity all year long. The up and down levels of humidity may cause postage stamps to end up fragile and discolored and can even spiral the corners on your photos. Low humidity can also make the paint used to create artwork brittle or cause it to split.
Hobbies
Do you collect win? Or play the piano? Humidity matters to you, too. To little humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to fracture or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Insufficient humidity may also cause pianos, cellos, and other fine instruments to be out-of-tune or end up with cracks in the wood.
Not sure if your home has the correct balance of humidity? Call Stark Services today for a free in-home comfort analysis to be sure your air isn’t harming your valuable home.