On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:46:38 -0500 (EST)you write: > >So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to rip down the canvas >wall paper covering, taking with it some 80 years of paint, including lots >of lead based paints. I sealed off the nursery, taping the door closed, >had a big box fan exhausting out one window with the other window cracked >open. I had my respirator on, and a jump suit. I pealed all the paper >off the walls and ceiling in pretty short order. I bagged it and sealed >the bags. Then I shop vacked the hell out of the room with a heppa filter >on the vac. > >All went quite well. Unfortunately, Teresa and I made a monumentally >stupid decision after that. Being good parents to be, we discussed the >fact that due to past water damage, the paint on the window sills was >chipping and pealing so we should probably strip that paint off and >repaint them. What a fucking nightmare. I spent about 20 hours over the >weekend in a respirator, painting stripper on the trim and scraping it >off. The stripper worked well on the first umteen layers of paint, it >literally bubbled right off. After a second application of stripper, I >was still fighting with the last couple of layers of paint. I finally >gave up and just scraped it all down so that there was no loose material. > >My hands are scraped and sore from smashing them on corners, edges, >radiators, and exposure to harsh chemicals. My back and shoulders are >killing me from hours on the floor scraping the damn baseboards. > >I attempted making the pitch of just ripping out the trim and putting new >stuff in, but that didn't fly. It would have been so much easier though. > >Anyway, it is done, sort of, and now I have to deal with patching up the >walls a bit, and finishing the trim work on the closet. > >SHEESH!
Sounds like a lot of work, no doubt. Did you consider taking up the trim and putting it back when you were done? Terry
