Does floorboard restoration/painting leave fine saw dust?

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I recently laminated and this has left the smell of fine saw dust everywhere. It will take time for it to go however I am sensitive to a room full of fine saw dust.


I am thinking that since most of the fine saw dust is on the floor, if one paints over it the paint will seal/stick most of the dust to the floor which might solve my problem i.e. make smell go/stop dust from rising. Is this the case?
When somebody restores/you restored floorboards, did the smell of saw dust stay or did it seem varnishing/painting sealed floor surface dust to the ground?

If there is no saw dust smell after floorboard restoration and painting, then perhaps the varnish/paint has sealed/stuck most of floor surface dust to the ground? Do you think painting the laminate will do it?

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sawdust by its nature will stay on the surface and not be airbourn

if you have been sanding it may get airborne with heavy air movement but this will eventually disappear with cleaning and ventilation
 
You don't want any dust on the floor if you're going to varnish or paint it.

Cheers
Richard
 
Big-All, are you sure about this. Firstly, after a laminate wood job people can usually smell saw dust(a kind of wood smell) but not see it(as it's fine)therefore it MUST be in the air for you to be able to smell it?

Also if gaps have been left in-between laminate then perhaps it is coming up through there as well.

I know it will go with time and cleaning, however how long are we talking? I cannot stay in my flat due to its odour and weeks is too long for me need to return asap.

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You don't want any dust on the floor if you're going to varnish or paint it.

Cheers
Richard

You are referring to visible dust. However after a saw job saw dust will be everywhere including other rooms, it is invisible.

Get a pair of white gloves and run your finger over a surface, and you'll find it's not invisible.

The point is that you don't use paint or varnish to "glue" dust to a floor.

Cheers
Richard
 

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