You should still unroll the plastic and curtain off the work area, or use one of the store-bought poly systems that come with poles and a zippered door that allows a clean getaway. But you can go farther than that. Great Northern Construction of Burlington, Vt., even outfits crews with boot covers to eliminate tracking construction debris to other parts of the house. Always protect carpeting. The film reduces vacuuming at the job's end.
Power tools generate lots of dust.
At the least, equip your crews with sanders with built-in dust bags. Then, as you replace or upgrade your equipment, consider a tool-activated vacuum. It attaches to a power tool's dust port and turns on and off as you power up or down. Or, if you're going to lug stationary machinery to the jobsite, bring along your shop vac and attach the vac's hose to a jointer to suck up flying wood chips. LLC All Rights Reserved.