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10 Tips to Keep Dust Under Control
One of the fastest ways to drive the whole family, including spouse and pets crazy during any DIY project is for the dust to spread all over your home. Keeping dust contained and to a minimum is an important, yet often overlooked, part of any DIY project, and you need to be prepared before you even begin your task. Here, I'm going to outline ten steps you can take to make sure you keep dust under control.
Tip 1: Budget for Dust Containment
For some people, this a no-brainer, but you might be surprised how many of us forget to include dust containment and reduction tools as part of their budget for bigger projects. It's not expensive and likely won't cost more than a couple of hundred dollars, even on larger renovation projects. However, if you fail to account for this, it could end up costing you alot more at the end of the project, in both time and money to clean it all up.
Tip 2: Work in a clean working environment
Before getting started on any demo or drilling work, make sure you cleared furniture and other household items out of the way. You don't want dust caking into your plush new sofa or carpet. For more extensive work, you want to fully seal the rooms you will be working on using plastic 2-3mm thick. Think of isolation in the room as if someone was quarantining there.
Tip 3: Strategize Your Work
If you will be doing any demolition during the DIY project, such as taking out any walls or floors, be sure to start in the areas on the outskirts of the house first, then work your way inward toward the separating wall. The longer you can keep a permanent barrier between rooms, the better.
Build a temporary plastic wall using some of the thick plastic discussed earlier. You can also use dust containment poles to help prop it up. Do NOT take this down until your project is complete. This is now your main protection from letting dust into the rest of the home.
Tip 4: Utilize Your Windows
If you have a window in the room you are remodelling, be sure to use it as much as you can. If big enough, the window can be used to remove demolition materials or move in and out of the building as well.
You could also create a positive pressure envirolment by installing a box fan in the open window to help the air continue to circulate.
Cardboard and a little tape will work just fine for this. Crack another window open, and the fan will keep a good airflow throughout. Again, make sure the room is sealed up tight, as there's likely to be a breeze, and remove any screens on your window, or else they might become covered in dust.
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