Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Allergy-friendly home 7May 19, 2010 12:10 pm Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Allergy-friendly home 8May 19, 2010 9:08 pm Five of us with asthma, two with severe dust/dust mite allergies, and all of us with grass pollen allergies. I refuse to have cold hard floors in our climate, so we do have carpet in the bedroms and lounge. But we have a pure wool carpet that's been allergy treated (don't ask me the name of the treatment, but the samples had a label on the back....). The specialist we were referred to gave us some helpful info on minimising problems, and they included: - Damp dusting (and as Stormy said, stay on top of the dusting/cleaning) - No feather pillows or quilts, no wool or other shaggy underlays. - Use special dust mite-proof mattress, pillow and quilt covers (expensive ). Ask at manchester stores, or some chemists have them. - Wash bedlinen in a mix of Eucalyptus oil and Sunlight dishwashing liquid. I forget the quantities now, but it kills dust mites - you can probably just add the oil to whatever detergent you normally wash with. Use hot water too. Unfortunately, you can't eliminate the allergen entirely when it's dust or pollen or the like, so you just have to minimise exposure and treat symptoms. The National Asthma council has some good hints too: http://www.nationalasthma.org.au/content/view/19/75/ After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade directly… 0 3611 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16275 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10629 |