Dust in the wind...and on the table...
 

Roaring through my second full week here in Paradise South, I need to know.
Does anyone have a fine, white dust on their EVERYTHING in your home? I have never had central air OR this kind of powdery dust before. Does one coincide with the other? I don't mind dusting but every single day on almost every surface is a bit much. Thank you in advance for your advice/input. Have a lovely dust free day!:icon_wink:

Are you in a newer area where construction continues near you? We had dust for about 1 1/2 years until the construction settled down. Now, everyone is adding on birdcages, pools, and so on. The mess continue. It will get better.

There's been no construction around us for a number of years now, but I'm getting a layer of dust on my pc screen every day. Of course, it could just be my sheding my winter coat at this time! :icon_wink:

No white dust here!! Haven't ever had white dust in the 3 years we've lived here...in fact I've told folks that I don't have to clean nearly as often here as up north. The dust I wipe up tends to be black. We're in an "old" area between Mallory and Hadley!!

Welcome to Dustland. It is indeed a fly in the ointment. I was beginning to think that it was somehow caused by Gary Morse to keep us on our toes and keep me from further deifying him, but I was told by folks who moved here from southern Florida that it was dusty and yucky near Boca too.

Who knew?

Ah-ha! Now we know why your feathers get ruffled sometimes. You use them to clean up the dust! http://www.allpest.com/wot/smileys/laughbig.gif

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Well, the dust from construction is just one more reason to consider a re-sale home before buying a piece of dirt or a home in a neighborhood that is just being constructed.

We had it pretty bad the first couple months..new construction. I was taking allegra steady because of it. I think its it the air ducts. The more we've dusted, its gotten better. Mom's an obsessive cleaner so think thats helped. The carpet was full of sand though :( Finally drug out the steamvac to clean it and haven't been vaccuuming it up anymore. All new builds do have construction dust, some are worse than others. I know in NC it was bad too with our last house. It does get better though.

However everyday I go outside to sit at our table i have to wipe it down because there is a layer of dirt :(

I just waited to move untill everyone had their lawn in:)

We had a lot of dust our first year because of construction. Dust on the table in the lanai would be 1 inch thick. We have less dust now than we did in Ohio. Happy day.

Hi Ronsroni,
We don't have a dust problem at our home in an older, established area of TV. When you live in an area with lots of new construction, ("lots" of new construction-- get it :rolleyes:), dust is unavoidable. Eventually, this too shall pass.

Oh, and :welcome:. You're still gonna love it here!

Good one! :coolsmiley:

And, we finally discovered something Gracie doesn't like about TV! :laugh:

Still dusty after all these years.
 

We've lived in Amelia 5 years now & continue to have a lot of dust. Mom says it feels gritty but I don't notice that; just that it's thick.

Thanks for all of your input! We are in Santo Domingo. No new builds here. As we are here less than 2 months, it's all new to us. Not a deal breaker and the people who bring us feather dusters are thrilled to have yet another investor in their wonderful product. Or maybe I will just turn the lights down and go out for 9 holes. That's the ticket. Taking a powder! Ciao~Roni

"1 inch thick" Sounds a tad exaggerated to me. Have lived at 2 different "new" sites here in 9 years. thin layer (measured in mm) but 1 inch:22yikes::loco: