Drywall dust in my oatmeal

Advice Published Tuesday April 17, 2012

Drywall dust in my oatmeal

World-Herald reporter Roger Buddenberg and his wife are embarking on a major home remodeling project. He'll blog about the ups and downs, delays and accomplishments at omaha.com/living

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The Dust

April 17

Drywall dust is on my mind. And my shoes, the seat of my pants, my morning oatmeal, pretty much everywhere.

It's classic good news, bad news. Good news because it means walls are going up, which is a cheering sight after weeks of staring at naked wires and pipes. Those planes of white make you feel like you're stepping back toward civilization. It's like passing a milestone: The fun stuff cabinets and countertops and other things you see on the cover of kitchen magazines are not far off.

On the other hand ... the dust. It gets everywhere. The installers have tried to keep it at bay have walled off the rest of the house with plastic, cleared away the scraps and so forth. But the dust very fine, very abrasive still sifts its way around the house, hitchhikes on our shoes, sneaks through the ducts. When this phase is over, there'll be a housecleaning.

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