This was it before!!
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Wow it's been a while!!
So man things have changed and lots have stayed the same. Unfortunately a few areas have reverted back! EEK!!!
On the positives:
House is painted on the exterior!! I went with burnt orange on the siding, yellow trim and deep red on the windows. The porch floor is what my lovely boyfriend calls, calf shit brown.
The open porch has become a neighborhood fixture. At night when I sit on the porch people will stop and chat for a few minutes, or more have a drink (again, or more ;)) and it has really made me feel more part of the neighborhood!
Pictures to follow!!
On the positives:
House is painted on the exterior!! I went with burnt orange on the siding, yellow trim and deep red on the windows. The porch floor is what my lovely boyfriend calls, calf shit brown.
The open porch has become a neighborhood fixture. At night when I sit on the porch people will stop and chat for a few minutes, or more have a drink (again, or more ;)) and it has really made me feel more part of the neighborhood!
Pictures to follow!!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
I have been busy!
I realize that it is no excuse but, I have been really busy. the porch is open, half the house has been stripped sanded and painted, I bought a new to me storm/screan door and stripped it, getting ready to paint it, etc. I have pics on my phone but no idea how to get them on here. I will ask the kids for help so the one person who follows will see the progress! It's late and I have to work in the morning. . .good night!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Stripping Paint . . . a better way!!
Have gotten alot of paint off the house in the past two days and am still feeling sain. How is that possible you say, I hired someone to do it. The up side to a down economy, realy great time to find handy guys that work for cash!!!
Friday, January 28, 2011
only 6 months to Graduation!!
Holy molly I have a lot to do. I would like to get the kitchen and down stairs bath done for sure, the crappy paneling the previous owners put up is opening up at the seams. I would really love to get it all re-wired, insulated and finished off before the graduation party.
Not really looking forward to the party. 1st off my daughter will be moving to the UK sometime after that and 2nd I have to have my ex-husband and his family over, not to mention his third wife. . .And if that isn't bad enough, I have to invite my family too;-(
The kitchen is small, 12' 6" by about 14'. it has a 4' x 8' pantry that I love but I am considering moving the stairs to the basement and opening up the pantry so I can gain roughly an additional 8'x8' of kitchen space. My sister is bummed because she loves the pantry. I could move the steps and re-orient the pantry and still gain 4' x 8'. . . . decisions decisions!!!!
Not really looking forward to the party. 1st off my daughter will be moving to the UK sometime after that and 2nd I have to have my ex-husband and his family over, not to mention his third wife. . .And if that isn't bad enough, I have to invite my family too;-(
The kitchen is small, 12' 6" by about 14'. it has a 4' x 8' pantry that I love but I am considering moving the stairs to the basement and opening up the pantry so I can gain roughly an additional 8'x8' of kitchen space. My sister is bummed because she loves the pantry. I could move the steps and re-orient the pantry and still gain 4' x 8'. . . . decisions decisions!!!!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Paint removal methods
So, for the past three months I have been chipping paint here and there but never an all out effort to get the beast painted. However in my defence, I knew I was going to have to strip the
paint off the entire house in order for it to last. 84 years of paint have left an alligator skin that is peeling off in sheets in some areas.
Paint removal methods:
1> Chemical Stripper - messy, costly and not all that effective. I tried it on the cedar siding, it did not make it all the way thru the layers and left a bubbly chunky mess. Will be trying on the eaves this weekend, they are beadboard under all those layers but, by looking at it no one would ever have known. I would really like to see the detail coming threw just one paint job.
2> Porter cable siding sander- This thing looks like it would work awesome, at $350.00 online it was a little more than I wanted to spend but I found one on e-bay for just over a hundred, got it and it was broke. I guess I will never know how that would have worked.
3> Heat gun - works great for small area and detail but its a bit labourious and can over heat the wood causing fire.
4> The silent paint remover - awesome product but the price tag was a killer.
5> Pro- shaver - I think this would have been the best thing to use but the $1000 price tag was way to much to spend. Totally worth a look if you can bring yourself to part with that kind of coin.
6> Wagner paint heater - This little thing cost me $60.00 new on amazon. It is the cheap chicks alternative to the silent paint remover. I love this thing!! It is awesome for doing the siding that is not damaged and has a ton of layer of paint on bubbling up a 6 inch section in seconds for scraping. it does not work great on damaged siding or thin paint were it bubbles up but doesn't scrape off well. for the money I saved and how light it is I think this is the best investment made on tool to date.
7> Paint Eater - Wegner makes a rotor paint tool that has a mesh abrasive pad that sands off paint at a pretty rapid pace. Because I am super broke all the time I found a $30.00 option at Harbour freight, saving me $50.00. It works great but I tried to change the sanding disc last night and I can't get it off will call them to see what can be done about that. Since I am on full press with this removal and painting thing I hope another 2 1/2 hr round trip is not in my future.
The combo of the heat gun, heat pad and paint eater (along with a random orbit sander) seems to be the best to me but, I would have really liked to try the paint shaver pro. Maybe next year when I do the south and east sides of the house. I can't wait to see it all done.
paint off the entire house in order for it to last. 84 years of paint have left an alligator skin that is peeling off in sheets in some areas.
Paint removal methods:
1> Chemical Stripper - messy, costly and not all that effective. I tried it on the cedar siding, it did not make it all the way thru the layers and left a bubbly chunky mess. Will be trying on the eaves this weekend, they are beadboard under all those layers but, by looking at it no one would ever have known. I would really like to see the detail coming threw just one paint job.
2> Porter cable siding sander- This thing looks like it would work awesome, at $350.00 online it was a little more than I wanted to spend but I found one on e-bay for just over a hundred, got it and it was broke. I guess I will never know how that would have worked.
3> Heat gun - works great for small area and detail but its a bit labourious and can over heat the wood causing fire.
4> The silent paint remover - awesome product but the price tag was a killer.
5> Pro- shaver - I think this would have been the best thing to use but the $1000 price tag was way to much to spend. Totally worth a look if you can bring yourself to part with that kind of coin.
6> Wagner paint heater - This little thing cost me $60.00 new on amazon. It is the cheap chicks alternative to the silent paint remover. I love this thing!! It is awesome for doing the siding that is not damaged and has a ton of layer of paint on bubbling up a 6 inch section in seconds for scraping. it does not work great on damaged siding or thin paint were it bubbles up but doesn't scrape off well. for the money I saved and how light it is I think this is the best investment made on tool to date.
7> Paint Eater - Wegner makes a rotor paint tool that has a mesh abrasive pad that sands off paint at a pretty rapid pace. Because I am super broke all the time I found a $30.00 option at Harbour freight, saving me $50.00. It works great but I tried to change the sanding disc last night and I can't get it off will call them to see what can be done about that. Since I am on full press with this removal and painting thing I hope another 2 1/2 hr round trip is not in my future.
The combo of the heat gun, heat pad and paint eater (along with a random orbit sander) seems to be the best to me but, I would have really liked to try the paint shaver pro. Maybe next year when I do the south and east sides of the house. I can't wait to see it all done.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Been gone a while and need the motivation
Today, while reading other peoples blogs for the first time in a while I thought, I should probably add a post and see if that one person who was tracking my blog is still checking. I you my sole visitor are someone in my family please do not let me know as I will loose all hope of actually forcing myself to get back to work.
The whole year has not been in vein however, I did at least get a start on the upstairs. I have patched some holes in the walls and gotten some painting done. pictures to come . . . soon!
The whole year has not been in vein however, I did at least get a start on the upstairs. I have patched some holes in the walls and gotten some painting done. pictures to come . . . soon!
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