zztop11
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Post by zztop11 on Sept 21, 2017 14:52:11 GMT
I need helpful hints on the best way to remove construction dust from my house. As part of the project, we've replaced the carpeting with hardwood floors. What's the best way to get it up without scratching the wood?
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Sept 21, 2017 15:26:47 GMT
I would just use a regular broom and then a vacuum. Whatever's left, probably swiffer.
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Post by kellapea on Sept 21, 2017 15:36:38 GMT
If it's drywall dust, my drywall guy told me some white vinegar mixed with water gets it up best.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 21, 2017 15:47:24 GMT
Vacuum first. That will get up most of the dust so the mopping or Swiffering won't turn it into a light paste.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 16:15:19 GMT
Wipe down your ceilings, walls, ledges, blinds, fixtures, etc. first. That dust gets everywhere! After you've done that, vacuum the floors first. Then use something like a swiffer dry mop to wipe it down once more. Once you finish doing that, then finally go over it once again with a damp mop. Just be careful when vacuuming. Sometimes a hard piece of construction material can get caught in the brushes or get embedded in a wheel and that will scratch your hardwood.
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 21, 2017 16:39:47 GMT
You are going to have to repeat the dusting over and over. Drywall dust is so fine it gets into everything.
Be sure to change your furnace filter every week during construction.
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 21, 2017 16:46:54 GMT
Drywall dust will be with you for a very long time. It just is......I think that's the mission of drywall.....to give us more dust than anything else on the planet!
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Post by RosieKat on Sept 21, 2017 20:50:27 GMT
Be sure to change your furnace filter every week during construction. And when the construction is done, change it every 2 weeks for at least a month. |
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Post by Lexica on Sept 21, 2017 21:07:57 GMT
I feel your pain. I still have drywall dust in places that I know I have already cleaned. And the worst part was that my kitchen cupboards, even though they were closed, got a dusting as if you went over every shelf with powdered sugar and a sifter. I had to remove every dish, wipe down the shelves, put the dishes through the dishwasher, wipe the shelf again, then put the dishes back. After I would finish one complete cupboard section, I taped saran wrap over the opening and then shut the cupboard door. I left them like that until I had cleaned up everything that could possibly be cleaned, usually twice, and then dry swiffered over the floors and countertops again. I will never again have drywall work done while there is any of my belongings inside the house. It would be worth it to me to rent a few of those pods and have someone load up every single belonging into the pods to keep them dust free. Throw a package of Q-tips into your cleaning basket too for those tiny places that a cloth won't reach. If you don't, it will eventually blow out of those areas and get onto other surfaces. I was truly surprised at how much dust was created. And they even had heavy duty plastic covering the walls and flooring of the rooms they worked in. That stuff is like magic. It can sneak out of what looks like a well sealed room.
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