Tips For Landing A Healthy Home
Posted on: 8 February 2018
If you are looking for your next home, your health and the health of your household members is one of the things that should be topmost in your mind. Here are some of the things that may mean you have landed a healthy home:
The House Receives Natural Light
Many people underestimate the benefits of natural light to the body, but there are many ways in which natural light can boost your health. For example, natural light can protect your vision, boost the level of vitamin D in your body, improve your psychological well-being, and help you sleep soundly. That's why you should look for a house design that maximizes the amount of natural light reaching the house if you want to live a healthy life.
The Property Doesn't Have Environmental Health Risks
There are environmental health risks that you need to be aware of, and confirm they are not present in a property before purchase. Examples include
- Radon; a naturally occurring carcinogen
- Lead; a poisonous metal used in various construction materials, such as paint and plumbing fixtures
- Asbestos; a naturally occurring silicate mineral that is also a carcinogen and is rather common in older buildings
These are things that only a professional property inspector can help identify; this is one more reason you shouldn't skip the property inspection stage of buying a property.
The Neighborhood Is Not Polluted
Apart from the actual property, you should also evaluate the neighborhood if you want to live in a healthy area. Some of the specific pollutants you should be aware of include noise (from different sources such as highways and nearby factories), chemicals in the groundwater, and particles (such as dust) in the air. A thorough research, preferably with the help of a real estate professional, is needed to confirm that your target neighborhood isn't dangerously polluted.
There Are Opportunities for Exercise
Lastly, you also need to confirm that there are opportunities for physical exercise in your potential new home. This doesn't just mean that there should be a gym nearby, though it isn't bad to have one nearby. However, the best opportunities for physical exercise are those that you don't have to pay for. Therefore, the area should have a high walkability score, there should be jogging or running tracks nearby, and it should be safe for you to engage in outdoor physical activities without getting attacked.
The best way to start is to outline your requirements for your real estate agent. The agent can then focus on houses for sale that meet your requirements to help you land the house of your dreams.
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