Removing Drywall Dust From Wood Floors

I dry mopped and used a shop vac.

Removing drywall dust from wood floors. We have recently renovated the en suite bathroom and the drywall and cement dust silt has settled into the grain of the hardwood bedroom floor. How do i safely remove construction dust and dirt from drywall safely off new hardwood floors. The dust isn t poisonous but it does create a respiratory hazard so letting it circulate throughout the house isn t an option you don t want to wet it down though because it turns into a goopy mess that settles into every crack and crevice in the room. Not water we are in process of having our kitchen completely remodeled and now have new hardwood floors.

Installing drywall in any room or home is a serious undertaking and during the installation process you may occasionally drop or splatter a bit of drywall compound or drywall mud on your wood floors. The floor feels gritty and all the grain is a grey colour really noticeable next to the hallway hardwood floors. I dry mopped and used a shop vac. Its labor intensive frustrating and dirty.

This helped the surface of the wood but the white dust is still embedded in there. Removing drywall dust from walls before you paint is up there with the west jobs ever. To clean drywall dust start by sweeping up any dust on the floors using short gentle strokes so you don t stir it up into the air. Your vacuum accessory shouldn t have a beater bar and if it does make sure you turn it off or it might redistribute as much dust into the air as it picks up.

Every drywall installation and repair job brings with it clouds of fine dust a product of sanding the drywall after taping and finishing. Our steam cleaner is not the answer. Drywall dust is embedded into our engineered hardwood floor in the cracks and in the grain of the wood. Next when you re finished sweeping vacuum the floors with a wet and dry vacuum that has a hepa filter.

Once you have a working vacuum with a proper filter cleaning drywall dust and residue from a hardwood floor is easy. You may want to apply a sweeping compound to the floor so the dust sticks and is easier to sweep up. Made from stones polymers and other adhesives drywall compound can be difficult to remove once.