Chris Styles wrote:
"Lobster" wrote in message
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Managed to stain a new beige carpet with brick dust recently, when I
didn't haven envelope handy. Didn't intend to drop it on the carpet, it
bypassed the dustsheet. However, it left an obvious orangey tinge at the
edge of the carpet, even after Henry had done his best. Dust wasn't
ground in or anything.

I know you say envelopes are just as good, but if you;d had a 12 pack in
your toolbox (£1.99 at B&Q) they would have been to hand when you needed
them. It wouldnt matter about dustsheets etc, because the red brick dust
would have been captured as soon as it left the wall.

Actually the truth of the matter is that I was sinking an electrical
socket into a wall using an SDS chisel/drill, so the envelope trick (and
I suspect, even the wonderful DustBubble) would not really have cut the
mustard there!

David