Key points
- New homes need to convert trailing problems to convert expensive if they are ignored.
- The shutdown of HVAC or closed fans are progressing the system and waste energy.
- Modern wallpaper You can clean and need to clean the carpets often.
House maintenance tasks intended to be useful can, in fact, cause damage to time. Is your home new or decades old, falling booty with common home maintenance myths can result in headaches and expensive repairs.
We have advised with seven host maintenance experts in different fields to help you reveal the myths for maintaining houses – and more efficient alternatives.
New construction does not mean maintenance
“New homes often in love owners in a fake sense of safety,” says the designer of the interior and product designer Rachel Blindauer.
It is easy to feel that you get a free passageway with maintenance, at least a few years.
“But the truth is, some of the most ordinary maintenance issues that meet in the first year,” says Boldouer.
It is stated that they inhabit cracks, irregularly cured color or bad HVAC balancing as problems that often occur, even in new homes.
The blind recommends creating detailed reviews smoke and 12-month views. Document issues with photos. Mark anything, even if it’s just cosmetic, because smaller questions can indicate significant problems.
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The shutdown of HVAC saves energy
The usual myth is that the inclusion and exclusion of HVAC all over the day savings of energy.
Not so, he says Tim Alagushov With Irbis air, water supply and electricity.
“It often results in the same or higher energy consumption. This is because the system must be struggled to start each time, which consumes a lot of energy.”
Similarly, if you allow your home to be too hot or too cold, your system will need to do significantly harder to lower the temperature to the desired level.
HVAC systems are designed to convert permanently and efficiently, says Alagusfov, so it’s actually better to leave them and let them do their job.
It doesn’t matter when you clean the windows
When your view is covert with Grime-and you feel ambitious – you might think that now is the best time to clean the window.
Maybe, maybe not. It all depends on the time of day and sunlight, says Chris HurdOlder director, management of group products in the manufacturer of the Marvin window.
“Pick the time when the sun doesn’t sit directly in the window,” Hurd says. “The sun exposure accelerates the drying of the washing solution.”
Hurd recommends cleaning of the window before or after the sun shines on them. Another great time is in cloudy days or when windows are shaded.
The background cannot be cleaned
The background can be a striking and beautiful wallpaper walls, but is usually considered too sensitive to the kitchen and bathroom. This is because tapap cannot be cleaned – or so a myth.
“This nursing idea arises from the day when wallpaper and moisture did not mix,” says Arvid LithinderCreative director and co-founder of the wild palace.
But you can clean up wallpieces, because today’s materials are more resistant.
Listander recommends using vinyl lined with or non-woven backgrounds.
“I can deal with steam, spraying and occasional responsible hand washing,” he says.
Deep clean carpets rarely
Barely make a mistake with frequent carpet sucking. Simply put, do it once or twice a week – maybe even more. However, often a deep carpet cleaning is often considered too rough on materials.
In reality, especially those made of wool or handy wool – should get professional cleaning every six to nine months, says Olivia Martin, Interior designer with barbers.
“It is too long for waiting, when you considering how dirt, allergens and moisture can degrade natural fibers,” says Martin.
Schedule deep cleaning before seasonal transitions, especially spring and fall.
Close the opening openings
The closing of the HVAC fan in the rooms must be a great way to save energy and money, right?
This is a HVAC error that costs house owners in unnecessary repairs, says the licensed general contractor Chris HockThe owner of the burial of earthly solutions.
“Your system is designed to move a specific volume through your channel,” Hock explains. “When you close the valves, you create pressure imbalances to damage the channel, strain your system and increase energy costs.”
Better access, Hock says, should be kept open and use the programmable thermostat.
You can paint mold
Since it is so hard to get rid of mold on walls and ceilings, the easier solution is to take a picture over the mold?
A bad idea. This can lead to poorer problems, says the licensed contractor Paul DashevskyCo-owner of the home provider Gredildz.
The best solution, of course, is to remove molds. Barring Yeah, Dashevsky says you are better treating your coaster, and not ordinary color, but with an example-a-sealing-paragraph designed to cover molds and molds.