Removing Sheetrock Dust From Hardwood Floors

The floor feels gritty and all the grain is a grey colour really noticeable next to the hallway hardwood floors.

Removing sheetrock dust from 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. Once you have a working vacuum with a proper filter cleaning drywall dust and residue from a hardwood floor is easy. Every drywall installation and repair job brings with it clouds of fine dust a product of sanding the drywall after taping and finishing. 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.

Our steam cleaner is not the answer. When this happens we can easily find ourselves trying to fight a losing battle for getting the fine powder out of the miniscule nooks crannies and cracks that are common to hardwood floors. Add soap if you want to give the floor a good cleaning in the process. Mop the floor with warm water.

Work the mop into the gaps between boards to remove any dust that settled there.