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Drywall Dust

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newmanky Apprentice
newmanky
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So I am new to this I am only 5 months in. I have had only one accidental glistening. Today I helped my mo. Prime the walls for paint in her new basement. I was only down there for about an hour and a half. It had been cleaned to be painted however there was still some dry wall dust down there.  I have read about people getting sick when installed or sanded but not about after a good cleaning and ready for paint but definitely still some lingering dust. Should I be worried about getting sick?? 

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kareng Grand Master
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I have primed drywall often and have no problem.  I am not even sure if your dry wall has any wheat in it.  I called once on some that we had & he read all the ingredients and nothing about wheat or straw.  The main ingredient is gypsum which is a rock.  They might add  a fiber but it’s usually paper/ saw dust type stuff.  

newmanky Apprentice
newmanky
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I think it is the compounding that has the wheat. 

I'm just scared I'm so new at this

Ennis-TX Grand Master
Ennis-TX
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It is the spackle, or compound stuff you fill in between and sand that normally contains gluten. The concern is in inhaling it where it can drain with the mucus into your stomach or getting it on food you eat later by second hand contact.... Sanding it is the primary cause for that stuff going airborne.
When I redid my house I used gloves galore and never sanded the stuff...then I used a primer sealer over it and a latex exterior paint to sprayed on in several coats to cover it. 

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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7 minutes ago, Ennis_TX said:

It is the spackle, or compound stuff you fill in between and sand that normally contains gluten. 

Actually , that’s seems to be a myth, too.  It’s usually just the gypsum and water over a paper tape- that may have fiberglass strings in it.   Of course, everyone should wear a dust mask when sanding it just to keep it out of your lungs.

Ennis-TX Grand Master
Ennis-TX
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10 minutes ago, kareng said:

Actually , that’s seems to be a myth, too.  It’s usually just the gypsum and water over a paper tape- that may have fiberglass strings in it.   Of course, everyone should wear a dust mask when sanding it just to keep it out of your lungs.

Hmm yep all the new ones are free of it, olden days they used to use a flour based plaster of paris mixed with other compounds like talc, forms of calcium. lime, and quartz.
I checked all the new ones on Lowes against a site for ingredients and they are all free of wheat flour it looks like.
You can double check the stuff you used here and see the ingrdients https://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/searchall 

newmanky Apprentice
newmanky
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The link doesnt seem to work ?

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Ennis-TX Grand Master
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35 minutes ago, Ennis_TX said:

Fixed just search from here https://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/list?tbl=TblBrands&alpha=A

 

 

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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I just bought this sparkle/compound.   It is gluten free at both Lowe’s and Home Depot.  However, be cautious when tearing out old plaster.  I live in a very old house and it contains all kinds of bad things from lead, asbestos and gluten in the plaster.  Research, protect and use common sense.  Follow directions!  Use wet rags to clean up instead of a vacuum.  Check out material safety data sheets which are required by law for all products that do not disclosure ingredients on a label. 

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/legisl/msdss.html

I would be more worried about that drywall from China that has caused illness for so many families.  

https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-education-centers/drywall-information-center/how-can-i-tell-if-my-home-has-problem-drywall

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114182073

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