Right? But VOCs are a concern as well. My next project is to replace the flooring (vinyl & crappy carpet) with ceramic tile & hardwood, accented with woolen area rugs. Furnishings have been meticulously selected for quite some time.
I’ve had issues for years with indoor air quality of my home and know for a fact that the flooring is just one part of the problem.
I long for a drafty, smoky log cabin in the woods from where I can draft my manifesto. (part /s)
“I’ve had issues for years with indoor air quality of my home and know for a fact that the flooring is just one part of the problem.”
When I bought my house it had old carpet in the bedrooms. Last winter I replaced it all with vinyl plank flooring (the lock together stuff). My house smelled so much better it was amazing. I did not realize how nasty the carpet was. I shouldn’t admit this, but I found out my German Shepherd hangs her head over the edge of the bed and drools. Imagine that on your carpet. Now I put puppy pads on the floor next to the bed.
Ditto. Victorian era money pit here.
I try to buy stuff that doesn't out-gas.
Interior painting done in the spring with open windows, etc.