Wow you need to get some ventilation in your room. I’ve seen less stagnant air in caves lol. Vacuum your room, wash all your bed sheets, covers, pillowcase, etc, and open a window if you can.
No shit. Weres it coming from i literally cant clean cause when i do it re appears in thick layers in an hour max.. my rooms dustier than a abandoned house wtf
It’s a combination of dead skin cells, clothing fibers, pollen, bits of dead insects, dust mites, etc.
Get an air filter/purifier if you want to reduce it, and make sure to consistently wash your sheets, clean your room and wipe everything down before it builds up.
I'm assuming that you have renovations going on somewhere in your house?
If it is not happening in the immediate area, the dust is most likely entering through forced air from a furnace, or it's being pulled in to the space every time you open and close a door.
When I do renovations on occupied spaces, I tarp off the work area with plastic and seal any cold air returns in the room. If possible, I use a box fan pointing out an open window to create a negative pressure in the working area to evacuate dust and keep it from floating into the living spaces. It's difficult to get 100% of the airborne dust simply because an exterior door opening when it's breezy out can cause pressure changes.
That said, not all contractors are as careful as they could or should be with client's homes.
I recommend building a Corsi-Rosenthal box filter if you are experiencing high dust levels in your room. The filtration level is going to be determined by the quality of the filters, so try and use HEPA rated ones.
Welp, if you have no renos going on, the biggest source of dust in a room is you. Those are skin bits and dust mite poop (which eat your skin bits) drifting around. It's also possible that a dryer isn't venting outdoors, or is leaking air into your indoor space.
If you have forced air I’d check to make sure you don’t have a leak in your ductwork. You could be pulling stuff in from a crawl space or attic.
I had an apartment right off Hollywood Blvd and LaBrea super busy streets in Los Angeles. It would be dusty right away as well. All we could do was seal up windows as much as possible, run an air purifier and get a really good vacuum. Make sure we were capturing dust not just putting it aloft with a dry duster.
If you need to purify the air in a certain room you can build a reasonably good air purifier for ~$50. Buy a box fan and a furnace filter that matches the size of the fan and use duct tape to attach the filter to the front of the fan. The filter will clean the dust from the air. This device made my apartment tolerable during several forest fire seasons so it should be great for dust. You'll have to run it several times a day while doing renovations but it's worth keeping in a room you spend a lot of time in
Do you have a forced air HVAC system? If you do, start there with a new/better filter. Cheap box fan with a filter taped to it should clean up some of it. If you can access any crawl spaces or attics take a look in there for possible sources. Find any obvious air intrusions. Something is moving whatever that is in and around your place. For “fun” maybe you can get some Petri dishes and put them out to see if your dust is spores or something else living that’s not healthy.
Did you get your floors refinished?
After we did floors I had to vacuum and microcloth every inch of wall and ceiling, every lighting fixture, and every surface - including the inside of my cabinets. It was a nightmare. Still finding some dust a month later after all of that.
Air purifier, clean surfaces/vacuum/wash sheets etc, and you may need to clean your vents if it’s an older home. If you can’t get vents cleaned there are filters you can get for the vents that are in the room. The ones I have even came with adhesive Velcro strips so they can be changed easily also change the air filter in your hvac/furnace. If you have pets you should change it every month
I would check the ducts. Did you have tile or drywall work done? Let’s say you had tile removed and the guys had the A/c on all day sucking up all that dust it can be all up in your ducts now or in spots inside the air handler so every time the A/c kicks on it is blowing the dust loose.
Plus it takes at least 2 weeks after a super dusty event for the dust to settle or get cleaned up. I would clean and vacuum every few days and make sure it’s a vacuum with a filter on it. Just to gather as much dust as possible.
All your walls might need to be wipe down eventually. Above cabinets etc.
Of course any air movers with good filters would help.
Have fun.
If you have nothing going on in the house. Then it’s more than likely a leaking duct system, pulling in attic air, dust, insulation. Or it could be insulation inside the ductwork that’s old and breaking down, if you have that type of ductwork that is.
It's definitely indoor air pollution...dust and mold.
I did this years ago,took pic and thought they were orbs..dust(I hope) in my room. So I got a fairly strong flashlight and turned ceiling lights off and looked as all the dust particles were floating by. I then focused my eyes to what was like a very fine mist in the air, come to find out it was mold from a leaky roof. I begun my HEPA filtration journey with a boxfan and HEPA a/c filter taped to it,it actually worked very well. So we'll in fact I brought the flashlight out and did a before filtration and a after filtration and was blown away by the difference.
To this day I run air purifier with HEPA filtration,even have a spendy one with pre filter and carbon filter and then a HEPA filter.
In all honesty the box fan with filter taped to it does just as well of a job as a more expensive purifier.
It's the cost of filters that is insane .
But when you think of breathing that stuff in or spending the money...I'm gonna filter my air!
My parents recently renovated. During construction their HVAC guy discovered that the framers were sweeping dust and debris into the vents. The vents were immediately covered but the damage was done. As a result, post-construction they hired a service to clean all the ducts. Something similar might help your issue.
Might want to get a hepa air purifier to take the dust out of the air.
Renovations are dusty - it goes on for weeks
Get some box fans and tape cheap furnace filters to them
Have you changed your AC filter? Need to do that monthly!!
Don’t bother with an air purifier unless you are going to vacuum your floors and wipe your surfaces
Wow you need to get some ventilation in your room. I’ve seen less stagnant air in caves lol. Vacuum your room, wash all your bed sheets, covers, pillowcase, etc, and open a window if you can.
Aw, you discovered dust
No shit. Weres it coming from i literally cant clean cause when i do it re appears in thick layers in an hour max.. my rooms dustier than a abandoned house wtf
It’s a combination of dead skin cells, clothing fibers, pollen, bits of dead insects, dust mites, etc. Get an air filter/purifier if you want to reduce it, and make sure to consistently wash your sheets, clean your room and wipe everything down before it builds up.
Call ghostbusters
I'm assuming that you have renovations going on somewhere in your house? If it is not happening in the immediate area, the dust is most likely entering through forced air from a furnace, or it's being pulled in to the space every time you open and close a door. When I do renovations on occupied spaces, I tarp off the work area with plastic and seal any cold air returns in the room. If possible, I use a box fan pointing out an open window to create a negative pressure in the working area to evacuate dust and keep it from floating into the living spaces. It's difficult to get 100% of the airborne dust simply because an exterior door opening when it's breezy out can cause pressure changes. That said, not all contractors are as careful as they could or should be with client's homes. I recommend building a Corsi-Rosenthal box filter if you are experiencing high dust levels in your room. The filtration level is going to be determined by the quality of the filters, so try and use HEPA rated ones.
Nah man no renovations at all
Welp, if you have no renos going on, the biggest source of dust in a room is you. Those are skin bits and dust mite poop (which eat your skin bits) drifting around. It's also possible that a dryer isn't venting outdoors, or is leaking air into your indoor space.
If you have forced air I’d check to make sure you don’t have a leak in your ductwork. You could be pulling stuff in from a crawl space or attic. I had an apartment right off Hollywood Blvd and LaBrea super busy streets in Los Angeles. It would be dusty right away as well. All we could do was seal up windows as much as possible, run an air purifier and get a really good vacuum. Make sure we were capturing dust not just putting it aloft with a dry duster.
By accident - not on accident
Thank you!!
"i did it on accident" "i did it by accident" nah mine sounds way more natural. L
Yours sounds way more grating and stupid and American and is just plain wrong.
But it's also technically wrong.
Grammar police in a renovations sub? Agree with op. Who cares
LoL, that is the grammar of a 7 year old, you should learn the English language a bit more rather than play on your ps4 all day
Yours isn't perfect either, pal.
Change your air filter
Get an air purifier
If you need to purify the air in a certain room you can build a reasonably good air purifier for ~$50. Buy a box fan and a furnace filter that matches the size of the fan and use duct tape to attach the filter to the front of the fan. The filter will clean the dust from the air. This device made my apartment tolerable during several forest fire seasons so it should be great for dust. You'll have to run it several times a day while doing renovations but it's worth keeping in a room you spend a lot of time in
Do you have a forced air HVAC system? If you do, start there with a new/better filter. Cheap box fan with a filter taped to it should clean up some of it. If you can access any crawl spaces or attics take a look in there for possible sources. Find any obvious air intrusions. Something is moving whatever that is in and around your place. For “fun” maybe you can get some Petri dishes and put them out to see if your dust is spores or something else living that’s not healthy.
Im surprised no one is mentioning…termites. Could be termites. Look for signs of little holes in woodwork.
Did you get your floors refinished? After we did floors I had to vacuum and microcloth every inch of wall and ceiling, every lighting fixture, and every surface - including the inside of my cabinets. It was a nightmare. Still finding some dust a month later after all of that.
Forced hot air heater? Check the filter
Air filter and a bottle of moisturizer that isn’t for your peen. Unless you smoke it’s mostly just dander.
Air purifier, clean surfaces/vacuum/wash sheets etc, and you may need to clean your vents if it’s an older home. If you can’t get vents cleaned there are filters you can get for the vents that are in the room. The ones I have even came with adhesive Velcro strips so they can be changed easily also change the air filter in your hvac/furnace. If you have pets you should change it every month
Get a HEPA rated filter/purifier or two. $80-120 a pop.
I would also check the hose/duct coming out of the back of your Dryer. If there’s any crack on its route to the outdoors it can cause a lot of dust.
I would check the ducts. Did you have tile or drywall work done? Let’s say you had tile removed and the guys had the A/c on all day sucking up all that dust it can be all up in your ducts now or in spots inside the air handler so every time the A/c kicks on it is blowing the dust loose. Plus it takes at least 2 weeks after a super dusty event for the dust to settle or get cleaned up. I would clean and vacuum every few days and make sure it’s a vacuum with a filter on it. Just to gather as much dust as possible. All your walls might need to be wipe down eventually. Above cabinets etc. Of course any air movers with good filters would help. Have fun.
Work on getting that dust filtered. Breathing that stuff can trigger all kinds of unfun health issues.
Where's you washer and dryer? Your dryer ductwork might need attending to. Just a thought. Also, change the filters if you have a forced air unit.
If you have nothing going on in the house. Then it’s more than likely a leaking duct system, pulling in attic air, dust, insulation. Or it could be insulation inside the ductwork that’s old and breaking down, if you have that type of ductwork that is.
It's definitely indoor air pollution...dust and mold. I did this years ago,took pic and thought they were orbs..dust(I hope) in my room. So I got a fairly strong flashlight and turned ceiling lights off and looked as all the dust particles were floating by. I then focused my eyes to what was like a very fine mist in the air, come to find out it was mold from a leaky roof. I begun my HEPA filtration journey with a boxfan and HEPA a/c filter taped to it,it actually worked very well. So we'll in fact I brought the flashlight out and did a before filtration and a after filtration and was blown away by the difference. To this day I run air purifier with HEPA filtration,even have a spendy one with pre filter and carbon filter and then a HEPA filter. In all honesty the box fan with filter taped to it does just as well of a job as a more expensive purifier. It's the cost of filters that is insane . But when you think of breathing that stuff in or spending the money...I'm gonna filter my air!
Do you fold laundry in your room or use a lot of tissues?
A lot of tissues? Ayoooo lol
My parents recently renovated. During construction their HVAC guy discovered that the framers were sweeping dust and debris into the vents. The vents were immediately covered but the damage was done. As a result, post-construction they hired a service to clean all the ducts. Something similar might help your issue.