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Dust - help me minimise this during renovation

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gruffalololo · 31/05/2022 14:07

We're having a new bathroom fitted soon. This will involve removing the existing suite, and removing lots of tiles off walls. The last time we had this done in our old house, it was EXTREMELY dusty, and the dust went everywhere in the house.

Can you help advise on what might minimise the dust? Or protect other rooms from the dust? I'll ask the builders to close the bathroom door where possible, but it's an old house and there are gaps.

Thank you!

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Notanotherwindow · 31/05/2022 14:10

Sheets down on the floors upstairs and you can just shake them out the back door when he's gone.

Other than that, there isn't much you can do, building is dusty work.

caringcarer · 31/05/2022 15:22

Stick gaffer tape over key hole on every door in house. That is where dust gets in once you have closed doors. Spray water over floor and allow to dry before vacuuming, to damp dust down. Also damp dust, especially if asthmatic.

MarmiteCoriander · 31/05/2022 15:29

We are renovating and living in a static van in the garden. Despite doors being taped- the dust still got into rooms and over things stored in there.

Could you hire an air purifier? When I lived in central London, I researched purifiers are great deal and bought a IQ Air Swiss purifier. Expensive, but made a notification different. Maybe a builders merchants hire something similar though.

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gruffalololo · 31/05/2022 19:44

Thank you all. I heard about door sleeves somewhere so wondered if there were other clever tricks!

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Slowgrowingelm · 31/05/2022 22:38

Dustguard dust doors from Screwfix. The orange ones - they’re brilliant

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