Ah yes, the domino effect. But you're doing it for the baby and take my word
for it there is no more special feeling than to hold a daughter. It's been 23
years now and I still remember that night.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rossi
To: Blind Handyman List
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Stripping paint.
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!
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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