Hi GangI moved into a very dusty old house. It was quite obvious where all theexcess dust was coming from. Ceiling to wall joints not taped and joined,covered with loose fitting crown molding. Floor to wall joints with largegaps and baseboards 1/2 inch above the floors. Drafty windows, dirty ductwork,Etc.Because I work out of my home, creating a new office was my first priority. All new insulation, wiring, drywall, all seams taped and jointed, new flooring,etc. Airtight except for the vents which also have their own independentfilters. Virtually no dust at all in this room. Even between the monthlycleanings of the office, you find very little dust on anything.I renovated the master bedroom second, in like manner. Sealing everythingto the hilt. Naturally, since it is a bedroom, we are handling clothingand linens in that room everyday. Yet it still gets very dusty in only aday or two.Knowing the rest of the house is still very dusty, and there will be continuousrenovations going on. I installed a small fan with HEPA filter in the ductworkto maintain a small positive pressure in this room. The reason was to keepdust from coming in under the only door to the bedroom.This filter picks up very little dust, so it's not coming in from the ductwork.Can this much dust really be coming from clothing and linens?I get more dust in this room, settling on furniture in 3 short days, thanI get in my office in a full two months, even if I skip cleaning my officemonthly.The rooms are basically identical, the office being built as if it was asecond master bedroom only smaller.The amount of dust is just mind boggling and I have no idea where it is comingfrom.Any ideas?TTULGary

Tissues and toilet paper generate an enormous amount of dust especiallyKleenex brand.

Excessive Dust! From where?

May 14, 2005 22 Replies

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Wayne Boatwright 21 years ago

On Fri 27 May 2005 07:31:39a, Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr. wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

Thanks, Gary. A brilliant idea to a dusty problem. I have only used a duct fan once. That was for a duct leading to an isolated 2nd floor room that didn't get adequate air supply. It had a built-in sail switch that turned it on and off with the force of air coming from the furnace. Luckily it's air flow label was correct. :-)

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Mrs Bonk 21 years ago

Don't forget the bath hat!

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Gregory Morrow 21 years ago

And the bathing machine...

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