Road Dust Control

Whether you’re a professional or a do it yourself home remodeler, dust is a problem that occurs on most jobs. Professional remodelers know that clean up takes time, but not cleaning the area after you’re finished ruins relationships and loses clients. Do-it-yourselfers can see the face of their spouse when they mention another project. Clean up is more than just cleaning the area; it means removing dust that flies all over the house. 

There are steps to reduce the amount of dust and therefore the time it takes to clean up the area. One of these is plastic, tape, staples and 2 by 4’s. Normally putting up this type of barrier is not a one-man job, if you do it alone it takes time, lots and lots of wasted time. The professional knows how important dust free construction is to the homeowner, so they take the time for two or more men to install the barrier. Most home do-it-yourselfers don’t bother, so normally projects create weeks of clean up as the dust settles throughout the house.

Now, there’s a product, which installs easily at the jobsite and blocks the dust from leaving the area. Zipwall dust control  systems include telescoping poles, plastic gripping heads with pads to protect the sealing, skid free discs for under the poles, locks to seal the side and best of all, zippers. That’s right, zippers. Getting in and out of a work area that’s taped up normally means you have to overlap some of the plastic and form a loose seal at the doors, which allows the dust to escape to other parts of the house. The Zipwall system allows you to keep the seal tight, even suck the dust out as you work by putting the hose of an operating vacuum under the plastic and not have one bit of dust go to another area of the house. The professional looking enclosed area and the dust free job site is enough to get the highest praise from even your meticulous client.

Suppose your task is to do a job where the owner has expensive carpeting. Zipwall will prevent the dust but drywall dust seldom comes out of the carpet, so you need to lay a drop cloth all over the room. What if the job goes to a second floor? The drop cloth is dangerous on steps no matter how you tape it, lay boards or make adjustments. There is a product that adheres to the steps, rolls onto the carpet or flooring and creates a safe working environment. CarpetWrap carpet protection is an easy to apply and has a sister product StairWrap. The back has a low tack adhesive to keep it in place without the use of staples or tape. Best of all, there’s no messy residue left behind once it’s removed. You simply roll it up and throw it away, with the dust and dirt still on top. It protects the carpet from hard to remove construction dust and saves hours of cleaning.

If you’re working in an area and need to insure no dust leaves as you do, consider shoe and boot covers. These slide right onto your boot or shoe, have a non-slip sole and protect the floor while you’re working and keeps you from tracking any dust throughout the rest of the house. There are even mats to catch any dust on your feet as you leave the area, again providing more protection for the homeowner.

Whether you’re a home remodeler or professional, using products that create less clean up makes you a popular guy and keeps everyone happy. The professional look that you achieve by taking the extra caution to protect the house is well worth it because of all the referrals you’ll get for future jobs. People, both clients and spouses, are always impressed when they realize that the job was completed in a dust free manner, easy to clean manner.

Ray Blake is co-founder of Blake Products and has several patented and patent pending surface protection products for the construction industry. For more on Zipwall dust control and other surface protection products click on http://www.surfaceprotection.com

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