I was tidying up after a paint job yesterday when my decorators left, it wasn't enormous clouds but I did vacuum and disturb the fine sandpapered down paint.
Issue is I felt incredibly tired and lethargic afterward, perhaps I'm now overthinking but apart from being run down with managing builders and the disarray that goes with it, am I ok to breath in tiny amounts of this stuff?
Done now anyways!
Issue is I felt incredibly tired and lethargic afterward, perhaps I'm now overthinking but apart from being run down with managing builders and the disarray that goes with it, am I ok to breath in tiny amounts of this stuff?
Done now anyways!
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sorted byI'm not as tired when we do our own painting and decorating, even though I should be physically tired it doesn't affect me as much. (edited)
i used to climb up to the loft and do a little bot of work up there without a mask and i found that after about 15 minutes, it was very difficult to breathe, so nowadays, i always wear a mask when i go up there.
But as others has said, if you're cleaning up again - wear a mask. Long term, or persistent exposure to fine dust particles is not good.
Also be mindful, that you could be better served by sweeping, instead of hoovering - as you have experienced, hoovers aren't expecting fine dust, so there isn't a filter on the exit vent.
Paint dust may be too small for some vacuum filters but unlikely for any made in the past few years.