Choose The Right Flooring For Your Alergy Symptoms

Fortunately, there are many choices other than carpet that will leave you home looking stylish and relieve your symptoms.

For many people with these problems, hard surfaced flooring is the best choice. It does not hold in dust, dander and provide a feeding ground for dust mites, one of the leading triggers for allergies and asthma sufferers.

These choices can not only help to relieve your allergy symptoms, they can also help you to have a very modern looking home.

Floor tiles are available in many materials, colors and styles. No longer just an industrial floor covering. In addition to the less expensive rubber like tiles, you will find ceramic and marble tiles. These tiles can make a beautiful floor that will not retain the allergens like traditional carpet would do.

An old standby that is still a great choice is linoleum. It works well in bathrooms as well as kitchens. It is durable and easily cleaned. Linoleum is sold in many different color choices as well as patterns that may match your home.

In living areas you may find that a laminate is a good choice for your home. The laminates offer the beauty of traditional wood floors with easy maintenance. Laminates are less expensive than wood floors and do not have to be finished once installed like wood floors do.

There are several new treatments available for concrete flooring. These treatments are becoming popular in homes as well as in retail outlets. These floors are not only hypoallergenic, they are also fireproof. Check out all the new concrete flooring options.

Hard surfaced floors still must be cleaned on a regular basis to remove dust, mites and other allergens. They do not trap the allergens like carpet so clean up is easy. Most allergy suffers find that a vacuum that allows for hard surface vacuuming without a beater bar works best at picking up the dust and other particles. Sweeping is not a good idea as it picks the dust up into the air and can trigger an attack. Choose a vacuum that is rated with a HEPA filtration device for the best results.

You should not only vacuum daily, but also mop flooring according to manufacturers directions weekly. For laminates and wood floors, this may be just a damp mop that picks up any sticky residue, other flooring may have different directions.

Rugs should be small enough that they can be laundered every week. In addition, be sure to vacuum to pick up surface dirt from any rugs that you use in your home. This should keep your allergens to a minimum.

Do not forget that the vacuum can also be used for cleaning curtains and furniture. If you are still having trouble with allergens in your home try washing curtains and use washable slip covers on your furniture.