Cleaning up after construction or remodeling is a messy job but a satisfying one. You really feel the power of what a solid burst of energy can do to make things right again. First thing you need for construction clean up is strategy. Here are some questions to get you going:
1. Is it heavy cleaning involving debris removal and heavy concentrations of dust or more of a final going over to remove a thinner layer of dust? If the first, be sure to have a plan for discarding the debris. If it's a lot, you may need to rent a dumpster.
2. Next, is the dust primarily from dry wall or from wood? If the first, you definitely need to use a shop vac because gypsum (dry wall dust) can gum up a regular vacuum cleaner. If the dust is wood but thick a shop vac is probably best here too.
3. Itemized your tasks: surface dust removal, glass cleaning, floor cleaning, anything else? Get the order of your procedures worked out. Since a shop vac in particular blows a certain amount of dust back, if there's a lot of dust, then save the glass and possibly furniture wiping for last.
That should get you started.
1. Is it heavy cleaning involving debris removal and heavy concentrations of dust or more of a final going over to remove a thinner layer of dust? If the first, be sure to have a plan for discarding the debris. If it's a lot, you may need to rent a dumpster.
2. Next, is the dust primarily from dry wall or from wood? If the first, you definitely need to use a shop vac because gypsum (dry wall dust) can gum up a regular vacuum cleaner. If the dust is wood but thick a shop vac is probably best here too.
3. Itemized your tasks: surface dust removal, glass cleaning, floor cleaning, anything else? Get the order of your procedures worked out. Since a shop vac in particular blows a certain amount of dust back, if there's a lot of dust, then save the glass and possibly furniture wiping for last.
That should get you started.
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