Allergy Carpet Vs Hardwood. This is one of the first questions that comes up when choosing between carpet or hardwood floors. A great many reputable sources advise allergy and asthma sufferers to remove the carpeting. Carpet is not only soft to the feel but also to appearance.
They advocate tearing out your investment in carpeting and replacing it with hardwood floors for the sake of your health. Air polluting flooring materials floorings that are high in vocs aka volatile organic compounds can be harmful to us all.
A document found on the carpet and rug institute cri website shows that nearly all carpets were removed from swedish homes and facilities because of a nationwide scare of allergens.
Which one do you think is more asthma and allergy friendly. They advocate tearing out your investment in carpeting and replacing it with hardwood floors for the sake of your health. From hardwood to friendly engineered planks stone cork and even retro linoleum our columnist explores the healthiest flooring choices. That s what we ve always said here at the carpet and rug institute and this week a powerful new set of studies was made public that adds.