Using Plastic Tarps During Renovation To Keep Dust Out: a house log

To prep for the wall folks coming this week, we had to cover a bunch of our stuff with plastic to protect it from all the drywall and brick dust that their wall-cutting was going to kick-up. Since it is a 3 or 4 day process, we created a little “living bubble” for ourselves in the meantime, complete with a computer and a TV. We simply used some painter’s tape and an inexpensive plastic tarp from Lowe’s to keep dust at bay (that stuff will get everywhere if you do not take precautions). Trust us, the taped tarp was totally worth our while, and it kept us a bit more comfortable in the middle of the chaos that is renovation.

Here is Sherry showing off our temporary safety zone.