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painted interior woodwork 5 Replies

does anyone have any experience with making new painted woodwork look as though it has many coats of paint, without actually giving it 100 coats of paint? i'm thinking a short-cut, like maybe add s...

Started by lauri lombardi in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Lynne Allison 11 hours ago.

Fascia vs. Decking 2 Replies

I'm re-roofing a section of my front porch. With the old roof, the fascia board attached in front of the plywood decking as in attached drawing B. The top of the fascia was nailed into the edge of ...

Started by LeRoy Williams in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by LeRoy Williams 1 day ago.

plaster 2 Replies

the plaster wall as you are walking up to the attic rooms which will be mine !!! are starting to fall wall paper hanging them on lol imma prettty sure glue or plaster nails wont help at this point ...

Started by sam smith in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by sam smith 1 day ago.

Paint brand colors for current issue "House Call" 1 Reply

Anyone know the paint brand and colors for the featured article for the living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom? I have to copy for my own fix it upper. Thanks.

Tagged: house, call, issue, current, brand

Started by Cindy Newcomb in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Cindy Newcomb Nov 5.

Need to support tall porch roof from ground 2 Replies

I have a 114yo Victorian with a back porch with a balcony above. The first level is the porch floor which sits about 4' above grade. The second level is the porch ceiling / balcony floor and is abo...

Started by LeRoy Williams in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by LeRoy Williams Nov 5.

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Lynne Allison replied to lauri lombardi's discussion 'painted interior woodwork'

Make sure you knock off the sharp the edges of the new woodwork with sandpaper before painting. Those sharp edges are a dead give away for new work. 2 coats of high quality primer then two coats of high quality paint. Use a paint conditioner and a...

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Timothy Maddox commented on Morgan Campbell's photo 'reveal'

Isn't that exciting to uncover hidden elements!! That's what we live for!

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lauri lombardi replied to lauri lombardi's discussion 'painted interior woodwork'

oh, a wise guy, eh? okay, i'll try the putty knife approach!

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lauri lombardi replied to lauri lombardi's discussion 'painted interior woodwork'

yeah, that's a bummer. but i bet you're uncovering some nice work. my house had absolutely no built-ins, so i don't have to deal with that: however, i have to construct the "built-ins" myself. but since my house is old, i don't want the constructi...

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LeRoy Williams replied to LeRoy Williams's discussion 'Fascia vs. Decking'

I didn't provide enough information. The roof had been re-done, probably many times over the years. I used to worry about keeping things original, but at this point, I just want it to last and meet codes. I'm pretty sure the original roof was ceda...

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Phil replied to LeRoy Williams's discussion 'Fascia vs. Decking'

Traditionally, that roof would not have had plywood decking, rather it would have had planked boards. You need to have some sort of drip edge to keep the water from running down the fascia and causing problems. Slate is its own drip edge, so if yo...

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Lair Tienter replied to lauri lombardi's discussion 'painted interior woodwork'

I don't know what the secret is but the previous owner of my house must have gotten a degree. Some of the woodwork looks like paint was applied with a putty knife.

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Phil replied to lauri lombardi's discussion 'painted interior woodwork'

Maybe we should trade houses! When I paint my woodwork, I spend hours sanding with an uncomfortable HEPA mask on so that my woodwork looks like it doesn't have lots of coats of paint!

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sam smith replied to sam smith's discussion 'plaster'

thank you sean! in one pic i show on photos is the good room no falling plaster you can see how thick and slanted walls are...well coming up the steps is where the plaster cement wall is falling its about 2 by 2 feeet of plaster! house is by railr...

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Sean Maher replied to sam smith's discussion 'plaster'

When removing old plaster and replacing it with drywall, you want to consider any reveal in the wood trim. Historic coats of plaster are usually much thicker than sheetrock, and you may be left with a very visible line where the old plaster used t...

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Buying a 130+ year old house

I am interested in buying an old home in my community. I would be a first time buyer. The house will need new siding, a new roof, electrical work, a old edition (added within the past 20 years) removed. Because I live on a Louisiana barrier island the house will need to be raised..
Can anyone guide me to some help with the repairs, what is available?

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Posted by Jean Landry on November 2, 2009 at 1:18pm — 1 Comment

1920's school house roof repair

The roof on my school house is possibily original. The roof has a shallow pitch and is very nearly flat at one end.

It is a pretty heavy guage metal with a thin fibrous tarpaper over the metal. A couple of years ago the whole roof was silver coated.

There have been a number of patches where cracks are showing, the repairs have been with fibre tape and plastic roofing tar.

So i noticed that all around the perimeter, the metal bends down and is nailed into a margin of wood that is shorter than… Continue

Posted by Donald Shore on October 31, 2009 at 6:18pm