no shop vac plus horror story

[vacuumssuck213]

Ok so I need help I just cleaned up some sheetrock that had been sitting in the unfinished basement and I don't have a shop vacation there's quite a bit of sheet rock bits and dust now my grandma when she had a Kirby 516 my grandpa trashed it by sucking up concrete dust I don't wanna make the same mistake so is there a safe way to vacuum this up? Can I pick up the big pieces then vacation the dust or should I try and sweep it its on 70s carpet the cheap stuff that's about as thin as fabric

 

[sbakerde]

Personally

I would head to the nearest Walmart or lowes and get a cheap $40-$50 shop vac. For messes like that it's worth having one on hand. I use the paper bags in mine and it does work much better than just the filter.

 

[vacuumkid47]

I would....

I would go down to a hardware store such as Ace or a Toro and get a Mini Shop vac that's about $40 to $50. They are really good at sucking up concrete dust and drywall. Try finding a couple of extension tubes and a floor nozzle and a crevice tool.

 

[smow69]

shop vac

If you dont have bags for a shop vac put water in the bottom and dump it out and wash it as soon as your finished it will help with dust flying back out of machine.or use a wet broom and keep rinsing it off and wash in warm sudsy water when finished.and then stand the broom on handle end to dry.

Hope this helps
Shane

 

[d-jones]

Years ago when I did a major renovation, I swept all the joint compound dust into piles that were picked up with a dust pan and thrown away, then a damp mop was used to get the finer stuff that the broom left behind. The only thing I ever used the shop vac for was to blow the airborne sanding dust particals out the open windows, something it excelled at. It could clear the air in about a minute. But I had hardwood floors which made it easier. For some folks this won't be an option.