I’m working on my dining room (among other things). This room had a LOT of drywall repair and damage to be dealt with and I’m on the final stages of creating perfectly smooth walls. Right now my work involves joint compound, mudding, sanding and a bit of swearing. What better time to share a helpful tip with you about How to Reduce Dust when Sanding Drywall? I am nothing if not helpful! ;-D
How to Reduce Dust when Sanding Drywall
This tip only works in rooms with a window but it’s a great tip for those rooms!
- Put a box fan in the open window blowing the air out.
- Open a window in an adjacent room to allow air to easily circulate through and OUT of the house through the work room.
- Tape plastic on the doorway but don’t seal it. Leave the bottom untaped to allow the air to flow through.
- Tape plastic on your floor so when you are all done you can roll the residual dust up in the plastic and remove it from your home — easy peasy.
If you’re interested, I have lots more drywall tips including this this post and video on Skim Coating to cover UGLY texture! And check out the Hyde tool for Dustless drywall sanding!
Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says
Or… you could drop about thirty bucks and get yourself a sweet little hand sanding kit that hooks up to your shop vac. I covered the basics of it in this post if you’re curious to take a look. It gets rid of about 99% of the dust, so I LOVE that I don’t have to feel like I’m destroying my lungs if I take off the mask!
ruth says
Thanks for your drywall tips. Could you give tips on how to repair drywall when it involves the crevice between the ceiling and the wall. I’m working on an area such as this.
kristin says
Drywall dust has to be the worst. It prevented us from fixing our jacked up walls for a few years. Now they are only a little funky (due to NOT the BEST drywall guy). Would you be offended if I said that when I saw the picture of your dining room I thought “that may be the cleanest room in the house!”. 🙂 (I did see your home tour ya’ know.) Good tips. Just wish one of the guys who did our flooded bath walls would have used the fan like he said he would! GRRRRR!
Baye says
About to do some drywall repairs and will definitely try these tips. Thanks.
Serena @ Thrift Diving says
Hey girly! Great tip! Funny how this stage is the stage I dread and love at the same time. 🙂 I’m working on my rat hole of a kids bathroom for my 30-Day August Upgrade Challenge and I just hit the sanding stage today. I have just a small window in my bathroom so not sure this will work. BUT, next room, for sure!! Not sure if you’ve been on my blog, but you HAVE to see what I’m working with. Gag!!! The “after” should be oh-so-lovely!!!
PS: Glad to see you using video. Not many bloggers use it, but the ones that do, we are ahead of the game! 🙂
Linda hello i live here says
You rock gurl! Keep the great tips rolling.
Hannah J Parrish says
There is no real way to remove plaster without it being a crumbly, dusty mess. If the plaster is in decent shape it’s almost always a better idea to save and repair than replace with drywall.