Low Humidity Could be Ruining These Areas of Your Home

Too much humidity can be a bad thing, especially for hairstyles, make-up, and even trying to breathe. But too little humidity in your home may actually damage some aspects of your home’s interior. Take a look at a few things you may have around your home that low humidity can ruin over time.  

Wood Furniture and Wood Floors

When humidity levels rise and fall it causes wood to expand and shrink, which may cause cracks and instability in wood furniture. The expanding and shrinking also contributes to warping or gaps in wood flooring. 

Books

That’s right – books need moisture to keep the pages from becoming dry and fragile. The dryness can also result in the ink flaking and the covers warping. On the contrary, too much moisture could cause book pages to stick together permanently, discoloration, and possibly mold. 

Electronics

Low humidity creates static electricity which can disrupt the internal components of electronic equipment, such as your LED television, desktop computer, or even your beloved PlayStation. 

Collections

Whether you are collecting wall art or stamps and photographs, make sure your home has well-balanced humidity all year long. Rising and falling of humidity may cause postage stamps to end up fragile and discolored and can even curl the corners on your photographs. A lack of moisture in the air can also make the paint used to create wall art brittle or cause it to crack. 

Hobbies

Are you a collector of wine? Or a player of the piano? Humidity matters to you, too. A lack of humidity can cause the cork in a good bottle of wine to crack or shrink, potentially ruining your vino. Low humidity may also cause pianos, violins, and other fine instruments to be out-of-tune or result in cracks in the wood. 

Not sure if your home has the right amount of humidity? Call Robinson Service Experts today or schedule online for a free in-home comfort analysis and make sure your air isn’t hurting your valuable home.