Asthma *sigh*

[OakLeaf]

Probably cheaper and just as effective. That's pretty much what we found when we were researching after we had roof damage the year of the four hurricanes. It's Florida, after all, where everything will turn to mold overnight if you don't run the AC, no matter how cool it is. Do you have carpet or curtains? Those would be the first things to get rid of. Anything that retains moisture. Spray the floorboards with a 10% bleach solution before they lay the new floor covering. Then you can get a UV light installed in your AC - ours has been really great at keeping the mold down - might want to get the ducts cleaned first.

[Pax]

My honey has had pretty awful asthma for decades (although she's been fine here in FL for some reason), so we pulled the carpet and out in tile, no curtains, one small new area rug... but we didn't have the ducts cleaned when we moved is, so that would be a good next step, thanks.

[OakLeaf]

Moisture blocking mattress covers and especially pillow covers help a lot, too. Nowadays they make them with fabric over the backing, so they're not as nasty as the old rubber covers for bed-wetters. I'm sure they're made with a lot of scary toxic chemicals and no doubt the plastics out-gas VOCs as well, but being able to breathe is definitely an area where I'll prioritize my immediate health over longer-term danger.