Tired of wondering why your house is so dusty? Here are practical and simple steps to deal with the things that cause dust and ways to get it out of your home.

Steps to Reduce Dust in Your Home

Usually, the fix for most household problems is going to the source. When it comes to reducing dust in the home, you can’t address the cause without plastic-wrapping every surface. Short of buying a truckload of plastic wrap, the best solution is to keep out as much dust as possible and regularly get rid of the rest. Here’s how.

1. Wear House-Only Shoes

In some parts of the country, it’s considered good manners to remove your shoes when you enter someone else’s home, but there are always people who balk at the thought of a No Shoe Policy. If they realized that up to 80 percent of the household dust enters the bottom of peoples’ shoes, they’d probably rethink their reluctance.

2. Stop Dirt at the Doors

Sturdy mats at every entrance to your home give people a place to wipe their feet before entering. That practice alone will significantly reduce the amount of dust tracked indoors, even if people take their shoes off inside. Shake the mats outside or clean them with a hand-vac every couple of days, and you’ll notice a definite reduction of dust. And when you’re cleaning them, be sure to vacuum or rinse both sides since dust seeps through carpeting and mats to reach the floor below.

3. Don’t Blow Dust Around

Most manufacturers advise changing your HVAC filter every three months, but changing it more often will significantly reduce dust in your home. Use inexpensive, disposable filters and replace them every 30 days. It’s not a bad idea to set a recurring reminder on your phone or calendar so you don’t forget. Sweep or vacuum the area around your furnace, too. And if you have an outdoor condenser unit, you should also give it a good cleaning each Spring. 

4. Clean the Air Ducts

When was the last time you pulled the vent cover off your floor register and took a peek? If you’ve got kids or pets, chances are you’ll find quite a few things down in the vents. So, keep the vents and ducts clean, and you’ll see less dust floating around. It takes roughly five minutes per vent to clean them the first time and under a minute every time after that.

5. Vacuum Effectively

How often you should vacuum depends on how many people live in your home. The general rule is to vacuum each room wall-to-wall once a week, then go over high-traffic areas every other day. But there’s more to it than just pushing the vacuum back and forth—work in slow, overlapping strokes. Most people vacuum too fast, so the machine doesn’t have a chance to suck up all the dirt. And once you’ve cleaned wall to wall, turn at a right angle, then vacuum the room wall to wall again. You’ll get up much more dust when you vacuum your floors the right way.

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