So much dust TIPS PLEASE

[DanHumphreyIsA]

I hoover my home everyday and wipe down surfaces etc. But as soon as I move anything or stand up theres just bits floating in the air. Clothes are always the worst
I honestly dont know why its so dusty. You can't 'see it' until something is moved or theres a breeze from a window.

Before I go to bed I have have to clean the bedding (replace it once week) as theres just bits on it. Its not hair or anything like that.

We have laminate floor through out and leather sofas and everything is relatively new (newish home) so its not like things are old or really dirty that they cant be cleaned.

Yesteday I hoovered and cleaned absolutely everything, every corner, ceiling corners, top of the architraves, under all furniture, everywhere you can think of and this morning I got home from work faffed about a bit sat down and again its just dusty

Could it just be this house? Theres only two of us living here and I promise we are clean people! I hope someone can relate and give some tips for this...

Thinking about it, some of it could be bits and fibres from clothes towels etc, but still I dont know how to get rid of it without having to spend so much time hoovering and wiping every day

Must be coming from somewhere, have you or your neighbours had the outside walls repointed in the last year or so? It makes an incredible amount of fine dust when they grind out the old mortar, I'm still getting loads of dust in the house from when our neighbours did it.

Where do you live?

We live semi-rural and there is far less dust than the semi-urban house we had before.

From your description you don't have any soft furnishings - laminate floor, leather sofa. Dust is largely made up of dead skins cells; this is why clothes are the worst, as you say. Things like carpets and curtains trap dust and stop it from moving around.

Dark colours show dust up more than mid and light ones.

Opening windows does mean you get more dust from outside coming in, but I would rather do some dusting than have stale air.

You could try damp dusting where you use a damp cloth to remove the dust instead of just pushing it around with a dry one. Also try microfibre mops for cleaning hard floors. I hoover first then mop.

Do you wear spectacles?
Do you wear contact lenses?

Remove them. Problem solved.

I thought I was a clean person until I got specs (sounds like a Smirnoff ad for the 70s, I know).

Seriously though. Damp dusting seems the way forward here.

Haha @echt, yes I do, I'll try that tomorrow I think!

We carried out a lot of of work last year before moving in and the house was empty for about 2 months after. Obviously we thoroughly cleaned it before moving in, but I wonder if the dust has got into the tiny gaps in the architraves and skirting and such? Any ideas how I'd get that out?

Yes, Ive been 'slightly' damp dusting the surfaces but I may go over absolutely everywhere with damp dusters,cloths and mops and see if this does the trick.

Ive also had a good look around since posting, and the front and back doors have bristle strips at the bottom which seem to carry lots of bits, but hard to get under to clean so I wonder if thats one of the main causes too.
Our windows are also always open but I also prefer a fresh smelling house so that one I think will have to stay.

Thanks all!

As a PP said I don't think your house is any dustier than usual but the dust has nothing to cling to.

Getting a rug might help and curtains. The dust will still be there but won't be so visible.

As well as damp dusting you could try using the upholstery brush attachment on your hoover.

When we had our previous carpet downstairs replaced with wood I was surprised to find the still carpeted stairs getting really grubby after a few days. I used to only hoover the stairs every couple of weeks but now I have to do them twice a week. The bottom 4 stairs are the worst and dust, fluff and DD's long hair cling to them.

Failing that it'll be winter soon and dark nights and you won't notice so much.

What kind of hoover do you use? Older models with bags tend to blow out the dust you just hoovered up again.
I agree with previous posters as well, you don't seem to have many dust traps.

Fabrics absorb dust. Hoover your curtains as well as your carpets. Hoover under the bed regularly. Hoover your mattress weekly and turn it regularly. Put newspaper on top if your cupboards and remove and throw them away weekly. You'll be surprised at how much dust gets there.

Some say Enclose your fireplaces, but I hate that.

Damp dusting.

I agree about the vacuum cleaner. Get one with a really good filter, possibly one which comes recommended for pet owners or people with allergies.

We do have rugs, curtains, sofa throws bits like that but its all a 'satiny' feel so maybe the dust just slides of it? Lol sorry, as much as I clean I know very little about dust itself!

We also have a henry hoover less than a year old, it is the third hoover we used after the building work was done. It was the only one that seemed to actually get rid of the plaster and sawdust properly at the time. Maybe its time for a 4th already

Some great tips though, will be picking up some newspapers tomorrow! Thanks again