ARE YOU THE ONE??? MY W-I-W BIGGEST REGRET ... EXPERT WANTED!

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melz

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Hi! Newbie here!
Sigh... Specially dedicated to those with a similar problem.
Yup! I too was caught up with the W-I-W trend.. but now it's driving me insane!!!
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Need I say more??? Dust, dust, dust, and more dust!
If only it was magic fairy dust
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then this post would not have existed at all as my elves would be hard at work now and me lounging in the background.. But alas! such will never happen and now I'm DESPERATELY seeking ways to eliminate the dust for good. Any kind SOULS out there with solutions cum lobangs to help fix my dust problem?

Seriously, i'm seriously thinking of fixing permanent doors to my existing W-I-W frame...help
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Hi melz,

is your WIW done up with dark laminates? Dark laminates tend to make the dust very visible. Anyway, maybe u can get those dust cloth (usually in yellow colours) from Home Fix or other household or hardware shops. They are not very ex and allow u to wipe off the dust instantly.

Dont feel sad and despair about your WIW...Re-focus on having a modern WIW at your place and learn to laugh it off (i mean those dust) then u wont feel that bad.

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hi melz..

fixing doors might not solve the problem permanently as well. Dust in your house means your neighbourhood is dusty. You living nearby a road? Are your windows always open?

My place is very dusto too. Can specially see the dust on the darker furnitures. I intend to get an ioniser for the house though.
 
Yup, WIW is never a practical thing. Even if u on aircon for 24 hrs..definatedly will collect dust also. Take alook at our shopping centre..those departmental store shlef..
Unless you have a maid that does hse cleaning for u evryday..haha...or else No No..
 
hi melz

i have WIW too and i did a sliding door connecting the bedroom & the WIW.. but trust me, the dust still exist! (but probably coz i dun close the slding door 100% at all times... i got to wipe the shelves with wet cloth once a week..

i can understand how u feel
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have been through it and was very disturbed for quite awhile (esp imagining the dust settling on my clothes.. eeks!) but now i learnt to get over it by not thinking about it... haha... afterall my hb said that a little dust cant kill u.. LOL...

hi jumped

how does the ioniser works?
 
Hi all!
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Thanx for all your suggestions..really appreciate it! Like "jumped", I too have considered getting an ioniser but don't know how effective the machine would be. As for my living conditions, nope, don't stay by the road, windows opened once in awhile basis only.. Like "Kim" mentioned, even with airconditioning on, nothing helps.
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As for "sunnyday", oh how I wish I had your sunny spirit..

Wipe, wipe, wipe... getting fed-up wiping all the time...

As "sweet" mentioned - (esp imagining the dust settling on my clothes.. eeks!)- yup! you've said it girl! Tired of washing clothes all over again, wiping closets all the time, all week, all month... sigh
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the agony lingers.
 
yup babe..
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first smells fresh...
then comes the funny smells...
DUST eu de toilette.....
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dust baby dust...
 
i also facing a lot of problems with my WIW...sigh!

1st dust, then moulding. Dunno if it is bcoz my WIW is near my master toilet & aircon window.

Will fixing those air exhaust fan at the nearby window help?

HELP! pls advise me what can i do, thanks.
 
oh ya, try putting a small fan inside the WIW then... i think your WIW is close to the bathroom and all the moist got into the clothes... my designer was against the idea of it near my bathroom so i changed to beside the window, the entrance ofthe WIW is facing the window, so hope that the air can make it feel fresh...
 
hi melz

icic... my clothes havent start to smell yet *touch wood*

yaloh and my WIW is near to the toilet.. step out from toilet will go straight into WIW liao...

hi yeoh yeoh

it's walk-in wardrobe
 
yah, mine is near to a window & facing the toilet directly...

do u mean i have to keep the fan on the whole day?!
 
hi cecilia,

thanks for your advise
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do u think those exhaust fan (those they install at toilet) will help?
 
Hi Guys,

FYI, HDB doesn't allow Ventillation fan to be install in HDB flat. Except your toilet window facing in your unit... I get FINE for S$2000/- for the Ventillation fan when i selling my flat...
 
Oh my God. Seems like the WIW is giving a lot of problems. Was intending to get one fixed for my new house.
But looking at all the comments, think I better reconsider. Maybe will do a dressing area with half of the study room instead.

Just a quick question: does having the door on all the wardrobes (not only at the entrance to the WIW) help to keep away the dust?
 
getting rid of dust:

usually people believed that its better to close the windows then to open and let in more dust.

but now, we are encouraged to:-

Open your windows as soon as the weather allows it (including those times when you’re vacuuming). A recent study from the Canadian government found that PBDE flame retardants were present in indoor air at concentrations 50 times higher than those found outdoors. Fresh air and ventilation can help dilute indoor concentrations.
 
sunnyday

u r rite.... come on ppl no need to be so dust-phobia lar....which one you choose dust or mold/fungus/bacteria ???
 
I have a WIW too. My WIW has a toilet in it but i always close the door after use. There is window in my WIW but I never open it unless i am vacuming the floor.
However I dun regret having a WIW as it really organise my clothes and convenices as I dun have to open drawers or doors to choose my clothes.

Most of my clothes are on hangers, very few are folded. I only have 5 shelves and only 2 shelves is being used. 1 for bag, 1 for knited clothes. Bras and underwear are being kept in drawers.
I notice that very top of the shelve collect more dust but not the rest. Maybe there is always movement around the lower shelve thats y. I don't think my clothes on hangers has any visable dust... maybe becos it is vertical so somehow dust are not that easy to accumlate? Oh ya, I have a mini ceiling fan in my wiw to circulate the air.

Enjoy ur WIW
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So W.I.W actually looks nice to conceal your toilet if your toilet is facing your bed directly in my opinion ...
 
dust problem? people in chip making industry use very good vacuume and filters.

Wat I could think of is to invest in a good air filter system eg USD1000 per unit and filter USD500 to be changed every 6 months. This is wat the semi-con industry is using now.

Alternatively, you can use a good vacuume eg the cyclone model and run it on for 30 min everyday in you WIW with the doors and windows closed. Jus leave it in the middle of the room.

Of cos, this method will only greatly reduced the dust but not make it disappear. Still need to wipe once every 2~3 months ba.
 
Hi, I also have a small WIW facing the toilet. I keep the toilet door closed (and the toilet window open to air the toilet) most of the time so there's no problem with moisture. As for dust, I use a pcs of Magic Clean wipe. It effectively removes dust and there's no need to use water. After I wipe it, I just fold the sheet and tuck it somewhere, so I can reuse it when needed.
 
i m nt concerned abt shelves collecting dust.. but i m rather more concerned abt the dust on the clothings.. even if clothes are hung on the hanger, will get this problem too!
 
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