How Healthy Are New Homes?

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HOW HEALTHY ARE NEW HOMES? FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEALTHY HOMES VISIT TWOSTRUCTURESHOMES.COM LOW QUALITY OR POORLY INSTALLED INSULATION CAN LEAD TO MOLD GROWTH AND OTHER UNHEALTHY OUTCOMES. HARMFUL PESTICIDES ARE OFTEN APPLIED TO LAWNS AND PLANTS OUTSIDE NEW HOMES. MANY NEW CARPETS CAN CONTAIN BENZENE, TOLUENE, FORMALDEHYDE, STYRENE AND ACETONE. HAZARDOUS PVC CAN BE FOUND IN A NUMBER OF BUILDING MATERIALS, INCLUDING SIDING, WINDOWS, GUTTERING AND PLUMBING. FORMALDEHYDE AND OTHER HARMFUL CHEMICALS CAN SOMETIMES BE FOUND IN WOOD USED FOR FRAMING AND EVEN FLOORING. PAINT AND WALLPAPER CAN CONTAIN A NUMBER VOCs (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS) THAT CAN CAUSE A NUMBER OF LONG- TERM HEALTH ISSUES. Just because it's a new house doesn't automatically mean it's healthy. With more emphasis placed on cost than ever before, many of today's new constructions contain dozens of potentially harmful chemicals that can hundreds of undesirable health issues. When employing a builder to create the home of your dreams, pay extra attention to the quality of materials used to ensure the home is as healthy as possible for you and your loved ones.

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HOW HEALTHYARE NEW

HOMES?

FOR MORE INFORMATION ONHEALTHY HOMES VISIT

TWOSTRUCTURESHOMES.COM

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.