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Basements and air quality, the two are related

Basements affect the rest of the house

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I recently attended a very informative class put on by Peak Basement Systems and I learned many new things about basements and structural problems. 

What I found fascinating was learning about the “stack effect“.   Air from the basement is drawn upwards into the first floor, then to the second floor.   Essentially, warm air rises – because it’s lighter than cold air.   When it rises, the air escapes out of the upper levels of our homes.   When air escapes, new air has to come in to replace the air that escaped.   The new air comes from the lower levels, through crawl space vents and up from the earth.   The stack effect actually causes your house to suck on the ground.

Building scientists say that 50% of the air you breath on the first floor is air that came from the basement or the crawl space.

Consequently, whatever is in the air in the basement is in your house.   If there is high humidity downstairs, there is high humidity on the main level.   If there is mold in the basement, then there are mold spores upstairs.

Since the majority of homes in Colorado have basements in them; and basements are typically included as living space for many families, don’t underestimate the important of the air in your basement.

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Tags: basement air, moldy basements, wet basements

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