It is always important to make sure that your environment is safe and does not pose a risk to your health. Buildings must always meet health and safety standards so that occupants are free from the risk of disease. An important aspect of buildings that contributes to the health of the occupants is underground ventilation. Proper ventilation will allow you to breathe fresh air and will also keep out termites that can damage the floor of the building.
Why subsoil ventilation?
A subfloor refers to an additional level of flooring that is placed just above the floor joists, and then another floor level is placed above it, which is the visible floor. A subfloor is usually added to a building so that the floor remains even and flat and also to increase its stability. When the air between the floors absorbs moisture from the ground, the humidity of the air increases, causing the floor and the building structure to absorb moisture as well.
Therefore, ventilation is important to decrease the humidity of the air between the floors. This can be done by replacing the discharge air between the floors with dry air from outside.
need for ventilation
Once you realize that your floor is moldy and there is a musty odor in the rooms of your home, you may need immediate sub-floor ventilation. Soil moisture typically increases during wet weather, and moisture is easily absorbed into the floor and walls of your home. This humidity causes mold that attracts termites that end up destroying your soil.
Mold can also discolor the tiles on your floor and the bricks that make up your home. Therefore, subfloor ventilation is important to reduce the maintenance costs of your home and also to preserve its value.
types of ventilation
There are different methods that can be used for subfloor ventilation, and the amount of ventilation that will be required will depend on the amount of moisture in that location. The use of air vents is widely used to ventilate the subfloor. This is where the air vents are located on opposite sides of the subfloor and therefore air can enter one side and exit the other.
There should be nothing blocking the movement of air in and out of the subfloor. To make this system more effective, subfloor fans can be installed to ensure proper air movement. The fans create a negative pressure, which causes air to rush through the vents.
You can decide to have fans that run all the time or that are timed. There are also fans that are solar powered, which means they don’t work when it’s cold. Fans should not run when wet as the air coming in will be humid.
Another method of ventilation is forced-duct ventilation, which allows air to flow freely in areas that are damp and not easily accessible. Moist air is replaced by fresh, dry air from outside. This method uses fans and ductwork connected to a power source.