How Healthy Are New Homes?

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HOW HEALTHYARE NEW

HOMES?

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LOW QUALITY OR POORLYINSTALLED INSULATION CANLEAD TO MOLD GROWTH ANDOTHER UNHEALTHY OUTCOMES.

HARMFUL PESTICIDESARE OFTEN APPLIED TOLAWNS AND PLANTSOUTSIDE NEW HOMES.

MANY NEW CARPETS CANCONTAIN BENZENE, TOLUENE,FORMALDEHYDE, STYRENE ANDACETONE.

HAZARDOUS PVC CAN BE FOUND INA NUMBER OF BUILDING MATERIALS,INCLUDING SIDING, WINDOWS,GUTTERING AND PLUMBING.

FORMALDEHYDE AND OTHERHARMFUL CHEMICALS CANSOMETIMES BE FOUND IN WOODUSED FOR FRAMING AND EVENFLOORING.

PAINT AND WALLPAPER CANCONTAIN A NUMBER VOCs(VOLATILE ORGANICCOMPOUNDS) THAT CANCAUSE A NUMBER OF LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES.

Just because it's a new house doesn'tautomatically mean it's healthy.

With more emphasis placed on cost thanever before, many of today's newconstructions contain dozens of potentiallyharmful chemicals that can hundreds ofundesirable health issues.

When employing a builder to create thehome of your dreams, pay extra attention tothe quality of materials used to ensure thehome is as healthy as possible for you andyour loved ones.