Tips & Techniques

Hose Holder

Tape a vacuum nozzle to the top of your shoe to minimize dust on the job without bending over.

By Charles Miller Issue 304 - Dec 2021/Jan 2022

I had to drill a bunch of holes in the concrete floor of a basement. My rotary hammer and drill bit combined were fairly long, so I could stand comfortably, but bending over to reposition the vacuum nozzle was bothering my back, so I taped the vacuum nozzle to the top of my shoe. I was able to catch the dust from drilling and move to the next hole without bending over.

—Matt Baker, Freeland, Md.

Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller

Published in Fine Homebuilding #304

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