&^%*&%(^)& drywall dust!!!!

House of Wax

House of Wax

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Anybody got any good ideas for cleaning up drywall dust? I'm currently having all the seams in my garage finally finished so I can paint and need to figure out the best way to get all the dust cleaned up.
 
Drywall dust sucks! The best way I have found is to use a good canister vacuum with a NEW bag in it. The dust will clog the bag fairly quickly, so have a good supply of bags on hand and change it frequently.

Oh, and put the brush with the bristles on it to help pull the dust loose.
 
Well its my cousins husband doing the work and I'm detailing his vehicle as "payment", so I'm already coming out good on the deal lol. He's been bustin his hump
 
To late now, but wet sanding the first couple of coats saved a ton of mess. Depending on the size of the area, damp mop or damp towels keeps from stirring up the dust.
 
For starters wet sand the seams if you can. If not vacuum up what you can and change the bag frequently as the fine dust plugs the filter bags. Also get some yellow treated dust closts from a Jan/San house and use those to get the remainder.

If you cant find the yellow treated cloths get a bucket of water and a MF cloth (cheap is OK for this) and wet wipe and rinse and wring out, repeat.

Good Luck.

Toss MF when done.


I ripped and re-rocked my whole downstairs and garage after the hurricane. I am now a pro at cleaning dry wall dust.

House of Wax said:
Anybody got any good ideas for cleaning up drywall dust? I'm currently having all the seams in my garage finally finished so I can paint and need to figure out the best way to get all the dust cleaned up.
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I always see guys on new construction sites walking through houses with blowers. Could just blow it outside. How close are you to your neighbors and do you like them? Lol
 
Of all reno tasks, doing drywall is the least of my favorite!! Get lots of plastic sheets to cover everything. 3.5mil sheets are fine, they're cheap protection. The 2mil sheets may be too flimsy but a lot cheaper. If you can hang plastic sheets from the ceiling down to floor to section off areas being sanded, that'll keep the most of the dust confined to a smaller area, and so easier to vacuum.
 
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