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coflyboy

07-01-2006 07:58:35




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I have a tight insulated shed. The floor is dirt and very dusty. I do a lot of work there and the dust gets to me as well as what I'm working on. Short of concrete what can I do to keep the dust down.




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Brad Wright of MO

07-02-2006 12:53:32




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
Well i get told all the time that putting diesel fuel around my shed is bad for the environment but hey it keeps the termites out!



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sjh

07-01-2006 13:38:27




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
Dish soap and water spray will work or calcium cloride, but the calcium has rust issues(will pule moisture to it).



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TMay

07-01-2006 13:04:54




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
I know that this is not politically correct but I put used motor oil on mine. After a couple days it is good to go. This was used in a stripping room for tobacco. Alot of dust Good Luck



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RustyFarmall

07-01-2006 13:07:17




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to TMay, 07-01-2006 13:04:54  
Apparently it's not politically correct to pour used motor oil on a wooden trailer deck either, but it sure works good.



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RustyFarmall

07-01-2006 10:35:50




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
Those inexpensive plastic tarps work pretty good for that.



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old

07-01-2006 09:10:51




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
Theres a number of things you can do to slow/stop that problem. One would be to put some old carpent down, a lot of carpet stores will give you take offs. Another way would be to put some platic down and then cover that with what in my area is call dirty base, which is fine limestone used in makeing road base for pavement. Or if your not worryed about a real smoth surface you could get a coulpe bag of cement and then mix that with say 7 to one gravel and pour it down dry, and over time water from the ground will make it hard almost like a cement floor but it will not be smouth

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BobMo

07-01-2006 08:29:51




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
Spray down lightly a couple times, a week or two apart with vegetable oil.



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37 chief

07-01-2006 08:24:34




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
The shop I use also has a dirt floor is was used for hay storage years ago when my dad raised hay. I have put down pieces of plywood on the dirt. When I am working on a motor I put a piece of cappet on the top of the wood. Not the best, but it works for me. Another handy thing is a piece of cardboard no the ground for things outside the barn if you need to lay on the dirt to do a quick check underneath your truck or tracor. Stan

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msb

07-01-2006 08:05:07




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 Re: dusty floor in reply to coflyboy, 07-01-2006 07:58:35  
I would scoop up all the lose dirt that I could and then put down a layer of limestone grit.Tamp that down good and that is about as good as you can do without concreting the floor.Probably be a good idea to put down plastic under the stone to keep moisture from moving up and dirt from also working up theough the grit.



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