http://bit.ly/IAQquestions To learn the 10 questions you should be asking click the link to access all the videos. 00:00 [Music] 00:09 welcome back another very frequently 00:12 asked question that we get when talking 00:14 about indoor air quality is is the new 00:17 duct system rodent proof in that'll it 00:21 becomes just a real in-depth 00:24 conversation because we need to make 00:26 sure that the rodents can't get under 00:28 your house in the first place and if we 00:30 can eliminate that problem then 00:31 obviously it's going to be rodent proof 00:33 most new ductwork if a rodent gets under 00:36 the house is not going to be rodent 00:39 proof some of it has rodent resistant 00:41 stuff built into it to where if a rodent 00:43 starts chewing on it it makes it really 00:44 hard to open up a hole but if you get a 00:47 larger critter underneath your house 00:48 like a possum or a skunk or squirrel 00:50 raccoons things like that they 00:53 potentially can tear your duct system 00:55 apart so when getting a new duct system 00:57 you really want to make sure that you're 00:59 not just replacing ductwork that was 01:01 destroyed by rodents without taking care 01:03 of the root of the problem which would 01:04 be why are the rodents coming in the 01:06 house where are they coming into the 01:08 house and sealing all that up cleaning 01:10 up the crawlspace and then getting your 01:11 new ductwork in there another really 01:14 important factor that is quite 01:15 frequently missed is to make sure that 01:17 the ductwork is sealed as airtight as 01:19 possible so that we're not introducing 01:21 the smell of food to underneath your 01:23 home this will also help keep rodents 01:26 from underneath your home in the future 01:27 see you on the next video 01:30 [Music]
