drywall dust?

[DrBDC]

Def. turn off all HVAC and close all vents. When I did my basement I had drywall dust in a closet upstairs. That's after turning everything off and closing down and the basement door open with a box fan blowing out. That stuff gets everywhere. Next time I call in a pro taper (or whatever their trade name is). They get in and out so fast in 2 or 3 consecutive days. I seem to do mud the same way I do body putty on cars. Too much on, too much off. Repeat a dozen times and still not be happy. Ceiling drywall is a booger too. Wet sanding is great but it's a big mess to clean up off the floor when you're done but not any dust to speak of.

Get a roll of air tubing and run it all the way outside for the skimmer, the longer and farther away the better.

 

[McBeck]

I've never tried wet sanding. It's tempting, but I think I'm going to stick with what I'm good at.

I did put up plastic, shut down the furnace/blower, & used a box fan. The damp sheet is an awesome idea - I'm going to add that to my repertoire.

If I ever get my house done, maybe I'll have y'all over for a tank tour!

 

[Nanook]

All I know is that after taking down a bunch of drywall and backerboard the other day is that I blew black snot for at least a day afterwards.

dave:lol:

 

[Im Lon 2]

I just got down a few months ago mudding and sanding my basement 1150 sq foot.. For the most part I wet sanded, but when I got done I sanded the whole basement at the same time.. I tried to cover the fish room up as much as possible, but like others have said this stuff will go every where, and I had just as much dust in the fish room as the whole basement. My skimmer went nuts for about a week other than that everything was fine. I like the Idea of the sheet and wetting it down a little, great idea.

I was really nerves the other night when we sealed the basement floor (so no moister would get to the carpet from the floor) the whole house stunk so bad we slept with the windows open the heater ran all night (of course the temp was down tin the 30's) I was scared that the fumes would upset the tank, but everything went well with that as well.