Building work and minimising the effects of dust
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Hi There,
I have some building work about to start at my property. As its almost an open plan flat aside from the bedroom / bathrooms any work I get done that creates dust will mean my lounge, dining room and kitchen will get the brunt of the dust.
The builders have said they will lay dust sheets and cover doorways but I need to ensure my TV and other stuff including an expensive sound system and PC are not affected.
Any tips greatly appreciated!
I have some building work about to start at my property. As its almost an open plan flat aside from the bedroom / bathrooms any work I get done that creates dust will mean my lounge, dining room and kitchen will get the brunt of the dust.
The builders have said they will lay dust sheets and cover doorways but I need to ensure my TV and other stuff including an expensive sound system and PC are not affected.
Any tips greatly appreciated!
Just as Busamav said.
Best you can do is to buy some plastic sheets (big painting ones from B&Q) and tape them to the walls, floor and ceiling creating an airtight seal.
However, although that's the best you can do, building dust is airborne so will still get through.
It's horrid, horrid stuff.
Best you can do is to buy some plastic sheets (big painting ones from B&Q) and tape them to the walls, floor and ceiling creating an airtight seal.
However, although that's the best you can do, building dust is airborne so will still get through.
It's horrid, horrid stuff.
Dear Rags,
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It will get everywhere, on shoes, clothing and airbourne despite all sealing efforts.
The best you can do is to airtight seal a room with masking tape and dustsheets.
I used disposable thin plastic stuff on a roll, dead cheap from your local Bloddy Q or CPC.
Failing this the only way is indeed to remove sensitive stuff from the house!
regards,
Jet
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It will get everywhere, on shoes, clothing and airbourne despite all sealing efforts.
The best you can do is to airtight seal a room with masking tape and dustsheets.
I used disposable thin plastic stuff on a roll, dead cheap from your local Bloddy Q or CPC.
Failing this the only way is indeed to remove sensitive stuff from the house!
regards,
Jet
jet_noise said:
The best you can do is to airtight seal a room with masking tape and dustsheets.
I used disposable thin plastic stuff on a roll, dead cheap from your local Bloddy Q or CPC.
IME you just can't seal a room well enough. Put anything you want kept clean away, preferably in a different house! Or seal into plastic bags. I went as far as to tape up the doorways of our kitchen when I did some work recently, and yet STILL the dust was in a fine layer over all the plates in the cupboards!I used disposable thin plastic stuff on a roll, dead cheap from your local Bloddy Q or CPC.
Oh it will find it's way into the fridge, knicker drawer and everywhere you can imagine. Anyone tells you different is an idiot.
We have terrible problems with this when doing work in occupied buildings. You can put up dust screens, cover things and so on, but they are only so effective. We then have full and specialist builders cleans carried out, but a few weeks later it can look like a chimney sweep has been through with a hole in his bag. Where dust is critical, such as asbestos removal, it's dealt with by forming a full enclosure around the working area and then creating negative pressure within that enclosure so air will only move into the space rather than out. That then needs full cleaning before it's removed.
Taking all the right precautions though will minimise the proble, but won't prevent it. If you gear is very dust sensitive, take it somewhere else or wrap it completley to be sure.
We have terrible problems with this when doing work in occupied buildings. You can put up dust screens, cover things and so on, but they are only so effective. We then have full and specialist builders cleans carried out, but a few weeks later it can look like a chimney sweep has been through with a hole in his bag. Where dust is critical, such as asbestos removal, it's dealt with by forming a full enclosure around the working area and then creating negative pressure within that enclosure so air will only move into the space rather than out. That then needs full cleaning before it's removed.
Taking all the right precautions though will minimise the proble, but won't prevent it. If you gear is very dust sensitive, take it somewhere else or wrap it completley to be sure.
Busamav said:
silverthorn2151 said:
Oh it will find it's way into the knicker drawer and everywhere else the builder has been . Anyone tells you different is an idiot.
Busamav said:
I would just remove the expensive kit from the area ,
the dust will be worse than you can imagine and will keep settling long after the builders have gone.
the dust will be worse than you can imagine and will keep settling long after the builders have gone.
Even though removing the kit seems like a lot of hassle, it will be nothing compared to the constant cleaning you will have to do should you leave it in there.
Plan B involves building a false wall between you and the work.
Like a temporary stud wall in fact.
You can totally seal it, and use anything to coat it - even cheap plastic sheet, as long as it is a dust proof barrier. The wood doesn't have to be 4x2 either - anything will do.
You can even engineer a door with a bit of ply that lays flat and dustproof against it.
Job done.
Like a temporary stud wall in fact.
You can totally seal it, and use anything to coat it - even cheap plastic sheet, as long as it is a dust proof barrier. The wood doesn't have to be 4x2 either - anything will do.
You can even engineer a door with a bit of ply that lays flat and dustproof against it.
Job done.
Globulator said:
Plan B involves building a false wall between you and the work.
Like a temporary stud wall in fact.
You can totally seal it, and use anything to coat it - even cheap plastic sheet, as long as it is a dust proof barrier. The wood doesn't have to be 4x2 either - anything will do.
You can even engineer a door with a bit of ply that lays flat and dustproof against it.
Job done.
Never works. The silly thing is the windows been open etc . The dust goes out of one and into another. Like a temporary stud wall in fact.
You can totally seal it, and use anything to coat it - even cheap plastic sheet, as long as it is a dust proof barrier. The wood doesn't have to be 4x2 either - anything will do.
You can even engineer a door with a bit of ply that lays flat and dustproof against it.
Job done.
Be realistic. you will have dust. double cover your equipment and tape the doors and windows to that room. Do not open it until a week after they have gone. Dust stays "up" a long time and can "land" days later.
if your worried rent large dust extractors/filters.
But if your guys are good they will do their best to keep the dust down.
Warn your neighbors to keep their windows shut !!
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