Keeping Dust Out of the Client’s Home

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I do a lot of floating walls (smoothing textured walls, so the bumps don’t show through the surface of the wallpaper). This entails sanding, and sanding always means dust.

In a powder room, not a biggie – I just close the door, sand, and then vacuum up the dust. But in open areas, dust can float all over the room. To contain the dust, I put up a curtain of painter’s plastic. It works great, and homeowners stay happy.

Tags: dust, floating, smoothing textured walls, wallpaper