Can anyone tell wher to buy equipment to isolate a small area withing my lviing room to carry out drywall repair. As far as I remember there used to be some extendable metal piles which spring fit between floor and cieling and one can somehow cling plastic sheeting between them at their perimeter thereby making a small cabin inside which you can make all mess, gather dust from draywall snaing etc provided you also take care to islate the floor and seal the area properly with tape or something. Can u pl tell me what they are called and if possible a link where I can buy them. Does Home Depot or Lowes carry them ?
2007-01-03 16:43:49 · 4 answers · asked by Smelly J 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Sorry for so many typos.
I mean POLES not piles :)))).
2007-01-03 16:53:22 · update #1
I mean POLES
2007-01-03 16:53:52 · update #2
those kits are pretty pricey. it would be cheaper to just seal the whole room off at the doorways. plus then you would have room to work and move around. a sheet of sheetrock would need at least 10 square feet to turn with one person in the middle, 12' with two. tape the doorways shut with heavy duty plastic, 4-6 mils and then get a 'Stik'n Zip' zipper kit and put it on the plastic. they are 6' long zippers that you glue on the plastic, you can find them at better paint and hardware stores. put rug samples under the plastic in the doorways and stick a box fan in a window to blow out. that's what i did and it kept the dust down to reasonable amounts. if your dead set on making a cabin build it out of plastic and firring strips or 2x3's. the kits that you referred to run around $180.00 from what i've heard and seen. good luck!!
2007-01-03 17:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could construct some makeshift poles, out of electrical conduit. They come in 10' lengths, so if your ceilings are 8', you would have to cut them down to size. Cut them slightly smaller than the distance from floor to ceiling. Next, take a 1x4, and drill several holes into, but not through it. Fasten your plastic sheeting to the 1x4 with staples. Now get a friend to help you hold up the 1x4 and sheeting, insert the conduit into the holes, and raise the 1x4 to the ceiling. I suggest using some homemade shims under the conduit, to help hold the 1x4 in place, and this way the conduit won't mar the floor. You can make as many of these as necessary, and just use duct tape to seal the plastic sheeting together.
2007-01-03 17:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-29 23:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use drop cloth or sheeting that you fix from the ceiling...
or else....
best bet is google the material you need....
2007-01-03 16:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by mitzbitz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋