Amateur DIY

After just about every woodworking project I finish for our home, my wife is generally pleased with the result, but not so happy with the film of dust covering our entire basement.

Since I’d rather spend any disposable income on tools and materials than a shop door, I decided to go the “soft” route and use an old shower curtain.

Shower curtains are cheap, are easy to pass through and even easier to install, especially if they have grommets.

The only downside is that shower curtains typically aren’t tall enough to cover the height of a door opening. So, although I’ve gone forward and installed the curtain, I have not tested it’s effectiveness. How much dust makes it way underneath the curtain remains to be seen.

1. Buy your wife a new shower curtain, then use the old one!
2. Measure the distance between the holes in curtain.
3. If the holes are not grommetted, you can optionally purchase cheap grommetting tool for a few dollars.
4. Use roofing nails if possible along the top of the door frame, spaced on-center to each curtain hole. Roofing nails have larger heads and will not slip off as easily.
5. Hang the curtain!