How to clean up extreme dust

When you're lucky enough to have building projects being done in your home, it's always an awesome experience when the job is finished. Cleaning up, however, is never much fun. The levels of dust after sanding or breaking down walls are extreme.

The best thing to do is to try isolate the area that is going to get messy. Close doors where you can or try put up plastic sheets to act as curtains. This is not always possible. If you have to just deal with it pack away as many items as possible. Computers, tvs, dvd players and hi-fi's are particularly sensitive to dust. Lay sheets over them is you are unable to move them.

When you're ready to start cleaning up you should start with your vacuum cleaner. Vacuum as much dust as you can. You may need to clean the filter of your vacuum cleaner a few times as this amount of dust is so vast. You should vacuum everything that you can - the floors, the walls, countertops, couches, beds, tables, everything. When the worst of the dust is gone you should then take a damp cloth and wipe everything down. You should use a microfibre cloth and rinse out regularly. This will prevent the dust from just being moved around. Only after these steps have been completed can you then clean items in their usual manor.

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