Dust controll and dust barriers / walls

[jasjas17]

Hi all

Ive seen some good dust controll systems but they all seem to be from the usa.

Im talking about the type of temporary dust barriers you can errect and take down quickly. These are usually some form of extendable pole with some sort of magnet or clip on the top and some thick strong polyethene sheet.

I could do with some form of setup like this especially for when doing dusty work like demolition or taking down internal brick walls etc.

What methods and setups do you guys use when working in customers lived in homes?

 

[chappers]

depends upon the nature of the works. anything from just taping polythene over doors to building temporary stud walls to section off whole areas of the house all depends on the nature and duration of the dusty works.

 

[^woody^]

I've got a brilliant set of those telescopic poles made by draper. You just extend them and they have rubber feet on opposite threads, so you then just rotate the pole and it tightens between floor and ceiling.

With a lath and some thin polythene or dust sheet and tape if need be, you can get a good seal and prevent a lot of cleaning up.

These poles also come in handy for any situation when you need extra support or to keep things in place while glue sets - skirtings and trims come to mind.

Don't get the ones with a trigger like on a mastic gun.

 

[jasjas17]

Yes thats the sort of thingim after. Ive got and had some of the poles with triggers but the ones that twist sound better.

What polyethene style sheets do you use and where from. The stuff from toolstation and screwfix is too thin to use for dust barrier.

The fastcap system looks awsome but its usa only.

 

[^woody^]

We tend to use thin polythene, and nothing as thick as DPM as that is a right pain. But if it's demo work and debris will be bouncing off the polythene, then yes the thick stuff is better. From toolstation mainly.

Once you've found a thickness that you like, then buying bulk direct from a supplier, or off eBay or Amazon may be a better.

The systems such as Fastcap are nothing special and not that much different to a few poles and some lath.

 

[jasjas17]

Yes i agree.

That thin ployethene just seems too flimsy but ivenit tried to use it.
Dpm would be too thick.

Im mainly thinking of an easy erect and easy take down temporary solution rather than building a temporary timber frame.

What do you use as lath? Just any old timber like 2x1 or smaller stuff?

Ill take a look at the draper extendable poles too.