What's the best way to clean this stuff up? We're doing a remodeling project and we cut a new doorway into the drywall yesterday. Unfortunately, everything in our house is now covered with a thick coat of dust. Any tips would be appreciated.
drywall dust
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Is it covering carpet and furniture or just cement?
I finished my basement but the dust was just on cement, which two or three sweeps and a dry vac took care of it. I would start with the dry vac if it is on furniture.
I finished my basement but the dust was just on cement, which two or three sweeps and a dry vac took care of it. I would start with the dry vac if it is on furniture.
For future reference, you can buy a drywall sander attachment for a shop vac. It sucks the drywall dust directly into the shop vac and leaves very little mess. The downside is you have to clean the shop vac filter every ten minutes or so because the fine dust really clogs it up and will end up shooting the dust back into the air once it's clogged.
But it saves much more time on the cleanup than it causes delays in completing the job. I use it for the rough sanding, then finish off with a sponge sander. Works great.
But it saves much more time on the cleanup than it causes delays in completing the job. I use it for the rough sanding, then finish off with a sponge sander. Works great.
Make sure you change your furnace filter ASAP (if you haven't all ready). The one in right now is clogged and your furnace will soon overheat and trip the breaker. Not good on a cold day. You will need to change furnace filters every day or so until you're done. My best advice is to seal off the room you are working on with plastic to keep the dust out of the rest of your house.
The best way I've found to clean it up is to put plastic down everywhere, and get rid of the plastic when you're done.
But, since this probably happened w/o that, ShopVac actually makes a filter for drywall dust, and they work as good as anything else--well worth the cost. They are in most hardware stores--I have seen them in the Lowe's in Ames.
