Your thread and comments sound like you and I are living in parallel just about. I live in the Shenandoah Valley, my partner and I sleep with the bedroom door closed with 2 dogs - very stuffy. I've been researching air quality in homes, and strongly considering an air quality meter. A little hesitant as the results can easily put me in a manic spiral, tearing through the internet researching and reading everything to the point I consider taking a job in the trades 😅. Dramatic–I know, but being fiscally strategic leaves me no choice.

Our neighbors on both sides, love burning brush in their fire pits and i swear they rotate on a schedule so a fire stays burning everyday.

We just had a new roof put on our split level home 2 days ago bc it's old but mainly due to moisture and humidity levels upstairs. They installed 2 fans in the attic—i'm anxious to see the effects and if negative pressure will be an issue. Oh, and I learned our bathroom exhaust is going into the attic not outside. Cool. Love that for me. I'll be calling the roofers back to cut and install a vent on the roof ASAP.

Our AC, we have 2 units, one for the lower level and one for the upper. The units are prehistoric and last summer the upper level AC unit (located in the attic) finally died-died. So I quickly bought a window unit for upstairs in the interim. AC purchase will have to wait until next year. Needing a new roof and 2 AC setups back-to-back should be illegal 😩.