Didnt realize how much drywall dust I was making until I weighed it

I was cleaning up after mudding a bedroom in my house in Toledo and decided to weigh the dust pile out of curiosity. It was over 12 pounds from just one small room, which shocked me since I always thought it wasnt that much. Has anyone else measured what their projects actually leave behind?

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calebw509d ago

Wait, did you weigh it before or after it dried completely? Because wet mud is mostly water, so that 12 pounds probably included a bunch of moisture that's gonna evaporate as it cures. I made the same mistake once weighing a bucket of leftover joint compound, freaked out thinking I'd have to haul 40 pounds of trash, then realized it was gonna shrink down to like half that. Plus, a lot of the dust that gets in the air doesn't even make it to the pile, especially if you're sanding by hand or using a pole sander without a vacuum attachment. My guess is the actual dry dust from that room was probably more like 3 or 4 pounds once you account for the water weight.

taylor3059d ago

Nah, 3-4 pounds sounds way more realistic lol. That initial weight was def mostly water.