AIBU to expect my vacuum to cope with dust from builders?

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It was a cylinder vax, and to be fair it had lasted years of cleaning up after kids, but it drew the line at brick and plaster dust. If I replace it, will it be safe to use the new vacuum cleaner to clean up after the builders, or is it unreasonable to think that dust is dust?

You need a henry for builder dust.

Didn't they clean up?

I got new windows fitted from the council on tuesday and the guy doing the hoovering used a henry hoover. I had to use my vax air hoover the next day and it seemed to do okay albeit there wasnt a lot of dust

I was told by dyson when my Vacume packed up under warranty that domestic cleaners shouldn't be used to clean up 'builder's waste' including play or beach sand and that it voids warranty due to inappropriate usage

Surely the builders should vacuum up the mess with their industrial vacuum?

Yeah you need a Henry. I've never seen builders with an industrial vacuum. They just sweep up.

I've lost many a vacuum cleaner due to DH unwisely trying to clean up brick dust etc after DIY jobs. I won't even waste my money on a decent one now. The good ones die as readily as the cheap ones after that kind of treatment.

All the builders I have ever used and even our painter/decorator we use has an industrial cylinder hoover and they clear up after themselves. If you don't mean the actual "work area" but that dust that gets all over the house then assuming you have a pretty decent normal vacuum the it should cope with that.

The builders sweep up after themselves, but inevitably there's dust left that escapes to the rest of the house. I'm the painter/decorator, so I'll need something that can cope with cleaning up. Damn! I've been looking forward to getting a cordless jobbie but I'm going to have to get something sensible, aren't I?.

We used this one and it's bloody good https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb351vac-1400w-20ltr-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner-240v/56239?tc=CA6&dsrl=1245250&gclid=CjwKCAjw0qLOBRBUEiwAMG5xMLRz6s40Wy0LcOJPvMey95zXy-Eh2qk8rypq0faswwhSZPfwArrwUhoCQEkQAvDD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIW5x8jvwNYCFbYg0wodmOsC3w

Henry is a good vacuum! Fairly cheap and great secondhand

Then you have cash for a cordless

My SS makes a nice bit of beer money refurbing Dysons that have been used to clean up plaster and brick dust. You have to remove and wash all the parts / filters to get them back working again. Dyson won't touch them.

I buggered up a Dyson cleaning up plaster dust etc. Had it serviced and it has been fine. Bought a Henry for building jobs after that.

Plaster dust killed my Dyson Animal 10 years ago. Rather than risk my Miele on the current renovations, I bought a Henry and it's done brilliantly.

Thanks everyone. I've ordered a Henry for the messy jobs