My Chemical-Free House
A Guide to Creating a Healthy Home
These are non-toxic mattress covers to seal in flame retardants, dust mites, pesticides, scents, or mold spores. These options are vetted by the chemically sensitive and mold-sensitive. As for blocking gases, foil is better than plastic, as plastic will eventually absorb the VOCs/scents, and so they will come through to the other side. However, plastic can …
Tiny homes, trailers, RVs, campers, vans for the chemically and mold sensitive. The greenest RVs out there!
Intro from Corinne: What it takes to Build a Mold-Preventative House This post is about a meticulously built tiny home, designed to hold up in the long run to mold. The post is written by the owner/builder who did years of research and consulted with many building science experts. There was extreme attention to detail …
This article is for general information only and describes my personal experience. It is not a blueprint, building plan, or safety guideline. The shelter approach shown does not meet building, electrical, mechanical, fire, or housing codes and may be illegal or unsafe in your location. Do not use space heaters or other heat sources inside …
This post covers converting a cargo van into a camper for those sensitive to mold and chemical offgassing. I will focus only on a few key areas: Building a camper that will be both mold-free and chemical-free is tricky! Keep in mind a cargo van can be anything from a metal box with a bed …
This article will discuss preventing mold in tiny homes that are custom-built. Usually on wheels, but much of this could apply to lane houses and other tiny homes not on wheels (though I don’t discuss foundations here). This will apply to some prefab but not all types. This post contains affiliate links to products that …
