How often do you dust?

Ronni

Ronni

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How often do you dust? I've noticed that some places collect dust way faster than others. My current home is very slow to collect dust, and thankfully so is Ron's! But I've lived in homes where I have dusted one day and it's been back the next! I've dealt with clients' issues with same, for example scheduling a service to come out and clean all the vents and replace filters etc., to cut down on the dust buildup issue. Or replace seals around doors. Doesn't seem to make a lot of difference. I've never really understood why some homes collect way more dust than others.

What's your experience with this?
 

Keesha said:
Not often enough. We have a woodstove.
‘Nuff said.
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Oh. Dear. :(

Yeah my current house doesn't have a real fireplace. It's a gas log deal. Several houses ago, the real fireplace would put a coating of soot? Dust? Ash? I don't know what it was but it would coat everything in the den which stayed so much cleaner in the summer!
 

I dust once a week and when company is expected. I do the top of the china cabinet and other hard to reach areas less often. I have my mothers china cabinet in a corner in my living room which my son has added more glass shelves where I keep my moms tea cup collection and my own in the dining room. I notice one gets dustier than the other. I guess the doors are tighter on one of them.
I also notice that dusting with a slightly damp rag lasts much longer than using a Swiffer duster or feather duster.
 
Ronni said:
Oh. Dear. :(

Yeah my current house doesn't have a real fireplace. It's a gas log deal. Several houses ago, the real fireplace would put a coating of soot? Dust? Ash? I don't know what it was but it would coat everything in the den which stayed so much cleaner in the summer!
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Yes. It’s woodash and it’s messy but I wouldn’t trade my woodstove for anything.
I love it plus I’m not really a clean freak anyway. I’ve got much more fun things to do with my time than clean. Our home is comfortably lived in. It’s clean but not magazine worthy clean which is ok with us.
 
Before major holidays, for an invited guest, or for repair people. :eek:nthego:

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Not as much as I should and my house gets dusty very quickly...plus having a dog doesn’t help. It amazes me that I see dog hair in places he’s not even in like my master bedroom toilet ....it probably transfers from me.

I was overwhelmed, I live alone in a 2,000 sq ft house and all rooms get dusty. :(

After I gave up my TV, I decided to get cleaners once a month and I love it! Rather have them do a major clean once a month than TV that I never watched.

Works for me....
 
I probably dust about once a week, maybe less. In fact my house doesn't seem to get dusty very quickly at all.., but dusting doesn't take any time once I start, so I don't mind dusting......now the vac'ing, I hate that.. I only do that once a week... and sweep and wash the hard floors every other day...
 
Dust?

Counting the next time I do it. it will be once.
 

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If I could agree more than 100% I would!
There's nothing like the warmth of a woodstove,we had one for 14 years but when hubby passed it got to be to much work especially with a full time job.
I don't think I'm ever warm enough,I live in a small apartment now with electric heat and I also have thyroid issues that keep me feeling cold...
But boy,what a mess,I became a self proclaimed serial killer of vacuums trying to keep up with the dust,the bark,the ashes...I will always remember how nice and toasty our house was when the wind and snow was blowing outside! (N.Y.S.)
 
My late parents' house in Michigan had forced air gas heat with an air exchanger, built in humidity control, central air, and an electrostatic dust precipitator. Close the house up and the air stayed fresh and clean, temperature and humidity remained constant year round. There was never any dust. I've found that (northern, at least) New England has yet to grasp the benefits of a well-designed forced air heating system. Almost everything here is baseboard, which to me is like saving your used bath water and just reheating it every day.
:eeew:
 
When it looks like it's needed. Which is probably not often enough.
 

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