Here are some suggestions from GovGab to keep your home as allergy free as possible.
- Clear your home of clutter. Stacks of “stuff” are ideal homes for dust mites, bugs, mold, and mice.
- Vacuum weekly. Dust mites and pet dander are most often in rugs and carpets.
- Wash your bedding in 130 water weekly.
- Banish bathroom mold by spraying walls with chlorine-bleach solution (1 once of bleach to 1 quart H2O).
- Keep mold out of the house by keeping shoes clean of wet leaves.
- Store damp firewood in a separate dry place.
- Empty your garbage often.
- Shut windows between 10am and 3pm when pollen counts are at their peak.
- Change AC and heater filters monthly.
- Wash your dirty dishes right after eating.
- Don’t leave pet food or water out overnight.
- Keep dogs and cats out of the bedroom and off furniture.
- Wash and brush your pets outside to cut down on pet dander.
- Dust weekly.
- Fix plumbing leaks and drips.
- Keep home temperature below 70 degrees – creepy crawlies dislike colder temperatures.