How Tim Controls Dust During Refinishing

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"How Tim Controls Dust During Refinishing"

Summary:

Tim elaborates on dust control, describing several layered methods. The crew tapes off plastic in all doorways and anywhere work is not being performed, and in many cases tapes off all cabinetry. Depending on the ceilings, they can even dome themselves in using zip walls. For belongings homeowners are worried about, such as items in entry closets, he recommends removing clothing and placing it in a room that can be sealed off. For pantries, he advises clearing everything out if possible, but at minimum removing boxed goods, after which the crew can plastic off around remaining canned goods. Critically, all equipment is hooked to vacuums, which keeps dust so minimal that the crew no longer even wears dust masks. Tim's guiding principle throughout the process is straightforward: the less dust, the better, both for the home and for the quality of the result.

Answer:

With dust control, there are a lot of ways we do it. We of course tape off plastic in all your doorways, wherever work isn't being performed. In a lot of cases we also tape off all your cabinetry. Depending on the vaulted ceilings, sometimes we can even dome ourselves in with zip walls. Any of your belongings that you're worried about getting dust in, like your entry closets or whatnot, the best thing to do is take the clothing out and put it in a room that we can seal off. When it comes to something like your pantry, it's always best to clear it all the way out, but if you don't want to clear it all the way out, I would at least get your box goods out of there, and then we can still plastic off around the canned goods and all that. And of course, again, we hook all our stuff to vacuums. We don't even wear dust masks anymore, so the dust is very minimal. The less dust, the better.