The satisfaction of doing your own DIY can be economical as well as immensely rewarding, especially when you get it right!
But there is an important factor that is mainly overlooked in some areas of the world, and this factor also concerns builders too.
But really, this issue is important to say the least, very important to your heath.
We all know what our lungs are for? And we all should know the importance of using our breathing correctly for our general health, but this aside, the factor that I'm talking about is 'dust'
True, dust is everywhere, there's really no getting away from it, but if your working in an environment that is exceptionally dusty, or if you work in an environment that creates dust, you must take more care of your health.
For example, you may be mixing powdered building materials, or maybe sanding down some woodwork or even cutting wood, the health issues of these tasks are mainly overlooked by most people, and you just get on with the job in hand, ok, many of the hazardous materials have long since been banned or removed by the manufacturers, and even though you won't feel the miserable pain that prolonged dust can have on your lungs, not yet anyway, but maybe the dangers will show later on in your mature years.
This is only a message to make you more aware. You do have a certain amount of your own defense mechanism already built into your body, breathing through your nose would be much better than through your mouth, hopefully the fine hairs layering your nasal interior will block some of the debris, we also have mucus producing cells in our windpipe. Just in case some of this dust isn't caught in our nasal filters, this is usually coughed up and expelled from the mouth. But my point is, many 'diy' enthusiasts and builders are working on 'old building material removal' from their own homes, or even in the workplace, such as the woodwork, walls and the like.
Then again you may be mixing plaster, texture powder or even wallboard adhesive for instance, and we all know what happens to these materials once water is mixed with them, so imagine fine particles entering the lungs, getting lodged there over time, then moisture enveloping the area. So please, take heed and get down to your 'diy' store and buy yourself some dust masks, and don't forget to use them.
Dale Ovenstone 2008
Dale Ovenstone: Creator of 'TEXTURE REVIVAL' unique & amazing, downloadable books & guides for the home 'DIY' enthusiast; so that you can 'have a go yourself'
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