Anybody feel like painting? I'll buy lunch!

 

 

OK, OK, walls are calked I am headin in! Wish me luck!

 

I'll come to help you if you'll come help me.:thumb: Pizza sounds good.

I'm impressed that you're caulking.

 

I'm starting to think I need to find out where Woodsrider is so I can go kidnap him. He sounds like an expert.

I'll come to help you if you'll come help me.:thumb: Pizza sounds good.

I'm impressed that you're caulking.

 

I'm starting to think I need to find out where Woodsrider is so I can go kidnap him. He sounds like an expert.

I am 98% finished remodling half of my house. I completely gutted the kitchen, tore out a wall to expand the kitchen, built a new wall to make a fourth bedroom / office. Installed new kitchen cabinets/counter top/sink/stove/microwave, laided 350 square feet of ceramic tile, installed a new french door to the patio, and new interior doors. I still have to paint the new bedroom/den, hang the door for it, and finish the installing base boards. I also watch a ton of This Old House which is where I saw the plaster repair product I posted above. That and I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

I am 98% finished remodling half of my house. I completely gutted the kitchen, tore out a wall to expand the kitchen, built a new wall to make a fourth bedroom / office. Installed new kitchen cabinets/counter top/sink/stove/microwave, laided 350 square feet of ceramic tile, installed a new french door to the patio, and new interior doors. I still have to paint the new bedroom/den, hang the door for it, and finish the installing base boards. I also watch a ton of This Old House which is where I saw the plaster repair product I posted above. That and I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

That's the best way to take care of the cracks. I hate plaster walls. We just did a small rehab on a house, and luckily the plaster we were dealing with had the thin wire mesh, so it was much easier to rip out. Drywall looks so much better, and it's so much easier to fix.

 

As for finished woodwork, it looks great when done right. It also has to be in the right style house. In the house I just did the bathroom remodel, they have the dark stained woodwork and windows. In that house, it looks very outdated. It just doesn't fit the house.

That's the best way to take care of the cracks. I hate plaster walls. We just did a small rehab on a house, and luckily the plaster we were dealing with had the thin wire mesh, so it was much easier to rip out. Drywall looks so much better, and it's so much easier to fix.

 

As for finished woodwork, it looks great when done right. It also has to be in the right style house. In the house I just did the bathroom remodel, they have the dark stained woodwork and windows. In that house, it looks very outdated. It just doesn't fit the house.

The woodwork in my house actually looked pretty nice. It was a little outdated looking as the closets had two piece slide doors that were solid (currently replacing them with bi-fold 6 panel doors) and the interior doors were all flat as well (also replacing them with 6 panel). The biggest issue was in about half the house the woodwork had been painted so it just looked funky.

I am 98% finished remodling half of my house. I completely gutted the kitchen, tore out a wall to expand the kitchen, built a new wall to make a fourth bedroom / office. Installed new kitchen cabinets/counter top/sink/stove/microwave, laided 350 square feet of ceramic tile, installed a new french door to the patio, and new interior doors. I still have to paint the new bedroom/den, hang the door for it, and finish the installing base boards. I also watch a ton of This Old House which is where I saw the plaster repair product I posted above. That and I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

Definitely most impressive!:thumb:

 

I wonder if my crappy painting tape will instead be useful in my upcoming abduction scheme?:devil:

The woodwork in my house actually looked pretty nice. It was a little outdated looking as the closets had two piece slide doors that were solid (currently replacing them with bi-fold 6 panel doors) and the interior doors were all flat as well (also replacing them with 6 panel). The biggest issue was in about half the house the woodwork had been painted so it just looked funky.

 

Yeah, the flat doors have no character no matter what you do to them.

 

You'll hate some of these newer, high end, custom homes. They do custom woodwork in one room of the house (study/den) with a wood window or two to match. Then the rest of the house is white vinyl windows and white trim (and a different style of trim at that). It really looks odd from the outside when you have one or two wood framed windows and then all white vinyl.

Yeah, the flat doors have no character no matter what you do to them.

 

You'll hate some of these newer, high end, custom homes. They do custom woodwork in one room of the house (study/den) with a wood window or two to match. Then the rest of the house is white vinyl windows and white trim (and a different style of trim at that). It really looks odd from the outside when you have one or two wood framed windows and then all white vinyl.

That reminds me, I also replaced all the windows as well.

 

Are you a builder or just do fix ups on the side? I have thought about trying some flips but then the market went south and thought better. If/when the market rebounds I may try one and see how it goes.

That reminds me, I also replaced all the windows as well.

 

Are you a builder or just do fix ups on the side? I have thought about trying some flips but then the market went south and thought better. If/when the market rebounds I may try one and see how it goes.

 

I just do fix ups on the side for friends and family. It's something I'd love to do for a living, but I've got a good paying job, so making the switch would be hard. I'm having a house built right now, and it's driving me absolutely crazy not being able to work on it. I have gone in and moved a few things around, and they haven't said anything yet. We contemplated building on our own, or buying a fixer upper, but with a 2 year old, I couldn't. I would be spending way too much time away from her for the next several months, and I didn't want to do that.

 

I'd love to do a flip, but the market isn't right for it. It is from the buying standpoint, but not the selling. If I didn't have any kids, or they were older, I would buy, move in, remodel, sell, and just continue doing that, especially in this market. I've had some coworkers approach me about doing this lately, but I've passed. It's too big of a risk to do it with someone you don't know that well, plus if the property isn't in your name and your not licensed and insured, if something goes wrong, you're the first to blame.

Cracks are generally caused by the house moving with the weather. I have seen cracks that appear in the winter but all but disappear in the summer. Rarely have I seen just filling the crack be a long term fix. Normally the crack will reappear as the joint compound cracks.

 

Are your walls actual plaster that is stuck to wood lath? If so the cracks are probably caused by the plaster coming loose from the lath. If that is the case you will need to re-attach it to the lath or the cracks will be back in no time. There is a repair system that uses an expoy to fix this problem. You drill holes down either side of the crack, shoot the expoy in the hole, then install screws down either side until the epoxy dries. You then remove the screws and fill the holes, sand and paint. It's easy to use and will be a much better fix then just filling the cracks.

 

http://www.plastermagic.com/

 

If you don't think the plaster has come loose then you may be able to get by with just filling the crack. However, I would suggest you apply some mesh tape over the crack first.

 

 

Lath? You are Waaaaaaay over my head!

 

 

I am about 1/3 done, my neck and back are sore, I have paint in my hair and I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK IN THERE!:madman:

 

 

Headin back in........

Lath? You are Waaaaaaay over my head!

 

 

I am about 1/3 done, my neck and back are sore, I have paint in my hair and I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK IN THERE!:madman:

 

 

Headin back in........

 

Good luck! I just painted our bathroom Sunday. I feel your pain. I bought the blue paint tape also. The paint job turned out nice. Now I want to paint the rest of the house. I actually used a shower cap to keep the paint out of my hair this time. I tried a ball cap once, but it felt like it was just getting in the way.

Lath? You are Waaaaaaay over my head!

 

 

I am about 1/3 done, my neck and back are sore, I have paint in my hair and I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK IN THERE!:madman:

 

 

Headin back in........

 

How many coats does it look like it will take?

How many coats does it look like it will take?

 

Well, I learned a lot today. As a Beechwood fan who has a fair amount of football parties, I wanted to paint it red and white.

 

The white went on, no problem, but the red took FOUR COATES! Should have listened to nees and used a primer.

 

Just got finished and the paint is a bit TOO bright red, but I am pretty sure I can live with it, at least till my kids are out of college. When you are a Beechwood fan you can NEVER get enough red, right??? At least that is what I am trying to tell myself!

 

I also found that when you start painting the woodwork, next comes the door, and then the woodwork outside the door, then you notice that ALL the woodwork needs painting! Kind of hard to tell when or how to stop!

 

By the way, the blue tape worked very well!

 

Took some Advil, a hot shower, and am going to bed........

 

Thanks all for your help!

I hate staining wood!! When I was 16, I worked for a guy building a house as a Summer job. One of my duties was staining all of the trim, doors, etc. I did all of this in the walk out basement of the house. On the 2nd day, I realized that I really needed to open the doors and windows in the room.

 

Maybe that explains.......:creepy:

My best advice would be DON'T DO IT!

 

I've had some terrible painting experiences. :lol: