Warmer and Drier Homes

This flu season has reiterated the need for having warm and dry homes.  Here’s a quick run-down on things you can do to make your property healthier for tenants:

• Insulate ceiling and under-floor
• Install good heating, such as a heatpump
• Install fans in bathrooms, connected to light by a timer switch
• Install a ducted rangehood over the stove
• Ensure windows can be left open securely to ventilate
• Provide thermal drapes hung properly
• Provide outside area to hang clothes, particularly in wet weather
• Buy properties which get good sun
• Cut back trees which shade the house
• Clean the exterior of mould and mildew and slime
• Clear the gutters
• Unblock drains
• Fix any leaks
• Install an HRV system
• Create windbreaks to shelter the house