Just a tip

VR3

When you get to about 3 layers of paint on your trim... you might want to consider tripping it...

You should DEFINITELY consider it when you get to 8...9...10 - all day.

But - just in case you dont... someone will eventually move into your house and curse you every second of the time they spend stripping it....

I know this to be true because I am doing that!

Jstas

Join the club dude.

My trim has a coat of white primer, a coat of white paint, a coat of pastel pink, a coat of teal blue, a coat of royal blue and then a last coat of **** brown. Brown was probably the only color that would cover all of that. I've been stripping paint and prepping floors for sanding for 6 weeks.

VR3

Yeah - been working on this house since July 31st in my spare time along with Russ...

The Den is all but done - I need to do the floor and some ceiling paint touch up...

The kitchen is still in its infant stages... Im in the paint stripping stage --- after that, some wood work - then spackling - caulking - priming - painting - hardware

jimmydep

At 10 coats of paint it's time to gut the house and start fresh.....it would probrably be faster than trying to strip the paint and old wallpaper.

Sounds like a sucky job....I'm glad I followed my own advice.


Have fun:rolleyes:


Jimmy

Ps. maybe Russ can PEE on the trim...that should take the paint off real fast....

VR3

I did gut part of the trim. It was far easier. The problem is that cost roughly 6 dollars a board. That adds up fast.

Stripping paint = scrapper and a sore hand

I-SIG

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

I did gut part of the trim. It was far easier. The problem is that cost roughly 6 dollars a board. That adds up fast.

Stripping paint = scrapper and a sore hand

You should know about a sore hand already!

(couldn't resist)

Wes

apphd

Ah the joys of owning an old house.:rolleyes:

Gutting makes for some interesting finds.:eek:

I opened a wall up one time to find a window glass and all, but at least they had put some insulation in behind the wall. Also can find some interesting reading some times if you like reading old newspapers.

tonyb

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

I did gut part of the trim. It was far easier. The problem is that cost roughly 6 dollars a board. That adds up fast.

Stripping paint = scrapper and a sore hand

Thats why alot of times it's easier to just replace with new trim. Unless of coarse the woodwork is antique and you want to restore it to it's original sweetness. Know what I mean,Trey ? There's old and then there's antique,quality of worksmanship,detail,and so on. A standard oak or pine board,thats been painted several times,I would most likely just rip it off and replace. House is comming along nicely,good luck on the stripping.

tryrrthg

A few years ago when gutting the bathroom in our 90 year old house I knocked out out a wall and found this - an old walk in shower complete with trash. And yes the water was still connected, running water when I turned the shower on. Our best guess was that it had been closed up like that for 5-6 years before we found it (we moved in about 6 months before working on the bathroom). it took me a month to demo that little room. Back in the day they didn't have cement board for the tile so they just poured cement everywhere. There was around 4 inches of cement on the floor and 1 to 1.5 inches on walls, not cool.

the room is now a half bath inside our master bedroom.

tryrrthg

tonyb wrote: »

Thats why alot of times it's easier to just replace with new trim. Unless of coarse the woodwork is antique and you want to restore it to it's original sweetness. Know what I mean,Trey ? There's old and then there's antique,quality of worksmanship,detail,and so on. A standard oak or pine board,thats been painted several times,I would most likely just rip it off and replace. House is comming along nicely,good luck on the stripping.

I agree, but if the house is as old as he says it is, throwing away any original trim (painted or not) would be a crime in my book. That's old growth lumber, they don't make that stuff anymore, at least not affordable old growth lumber.

VR3

yeah --

This house has some series pine boards -- some of the stuff I cant even nail or screw into it is so hard... pretty bizarre.

But alot of it can be salvaged -- it will just take a bit of time. Besides the wood selection around here is not exactly the best...

nadams

tryrrthg wrote: »

I agree, but if the house is as old as he says it is, throwing away any original trim (painted or not) would be a crime in my book. That's old growth lumber, they don't make that stuff anymore, at least not affordable old growth lumber.

You should've seen the board that came out of my attic when I was insulating and replacing the floor. Over a foot wide and about 10ft long... all one piece. I chopped it up to get it down the stairs, and it either went to the dump or to my dad's place to be burned... I forget which.

madmax

When I fixed up my old house I found it was easier (and cheaper in many cases) to replace rather than repair.
madmax