Old House Renovation Journal

[wildrose70]

I used to do all my stripping the olde fashioned way w/Zipstrip...and yes you do need venilation...I got really sick from sitting w/ the can in my hand and breathing the fumes....but I did all the woodwork the whole stairway...I just kept going and going...each time I got done I thought wld go just a little bit further....you can't stop w/just one...lol

 

[mbb308]

I used to do all my stripping the olde fashioned way w/Zipstrip...and yes you do need venilation...I got really sick from sitting w/ the can in my hand and breathing the fumes....but I did all the woodwork the whole stairway...I just kept going and going...each time I got done I thought wld go just a little bit further....you can't stop w/just one...lol

She had mentioned that she smell and fumes made her nauseous, and I know what she means.

The heat gun is smelly, but it's hot paint, not all the stripping chemicals. They have lower temperature heat guns which can be used on lead-based paint, too. They cost about $50-60, I think, and last pretty well.

 

[wildrose70]

She had mentioned that she smell and fumes made her nauseous, and I know what she means.

The heat gun is smelly, but it's hot paint, not all the stripping chemicals. They have lower temperature heat guns which can be used on lead-based paint, too. They cost about $50-60, I think, and last pretty well.

Well at that time I didnt know about anything else but Zip strip...I stripped all the old furniture that way too....took me 14 hrs just to do the dining room big windows...but it went down to the old milk paint...very tedious work.....but then I was much younger than!!!!

 

[Naughty n Nice]

Before I begin.........WildRose, nice ass!!!

Now that that's said and done, my real purpose for posting here. I'm sure you know who Norm Abram is. Well, I was a very good family friend. Would you believe that their house is a brand new, contemporary? Wouldn't you think it would be an old house that he fixed up?

 

[mbb308]

Well at that time I didnt know about anything else but Zip strip...I stripped all the old furniture that way too....took me 14 hrs just to do the dining room big windows...but it went down to the old milk paint...very tedious work.....but then I was much younger than!!!!

And then there is still the old propane torch method. It's still slow, and the fumes from the paint can be hazardous if concentrated.

Maybe that's why I am like I am - no, I've always been like this.

 

[wildrose70]

Before I begin.........WildRose, nice ass!!!

Now that that's said and done, my real purpose for posting here. I'm sure you know who Norm Abram is. Well, I was a very good family friend. Would you believe that their house is a brand new, contemporary? Wouldn't you think it would be an old house that he fixed up?

Lol well hot dammmmmmm thanks.....almost a true picture

 

[wildrose70]

And then there is still the old propane torch method. It's still slow, and the fumes from the paint can be hazardous if concentrated.

Maybe that's why I am like I am - no, I've always been like this.

Well darlin..you just bumped your bean one too many times...lmao...I've always been crazy too...so..your in good company.....

 

[mbb308]

Before I begin.........WildRose, nice ass!!!

Now that that's said and done, my real purpose for posting here. I'm sure you know who Norm Abram is. Well, I was a very good family friend. Would you believe that their house is a brand new, contemporary? Wouldn't you think it would be an old house that he fixed up?

Cool!

No, actually, I'm not surprised. If one does it all day for other people, one wants a break from it when one returns home. The old saying is that the cobbler's kids have no shoes.

He might like contemporary architecture better as a matter of personal taste. I'd be curious to know.

 

[mbb308]

Lol well hot dammmmmmm thanks.....almost a true picture

The av almost keeps up with the real thing.

 

[wildrose70]

The av almost keeps up with the real thing.

Your cheatin...your peekin

 

[mbb308]

Well darlin..you just bumped your bean one too many times...lmao...I've always been crazy too...so..your in good company.....

We are birds of a feather. That's why we flock together on so many threads.

 

[mbb308]

Your cheatin...your peekin

I'm not surprised - why are you????

 

[wildrose70]

We are birds of a feather. That's why we flock together on so many threads.

My feathers are blowing in the fan right now....but you do more forum whoring than I do....whats up with that???

 

[mbb308]

My feathers are blowing in the fan right now....but you do more forum whoring than I do....whats up with that???

But you know exactly where the huge bulk of my posts go. Besides, your number climbs faster than mine.

 

[wildrose70]

I'm not surprised - why are you????

Well darlin...I'm not a bit suprised...I hope you do peek once in awhile...and what does this have to do w/remodeling..lol...I'm waiting for those pictures to be posted.....

 

[wildrose70]

But you know exactly where the huge bulk of my posts go.

Yep I sure do and I'm very flattered...of course...and yes I do run those old #'s up in a hurry just hit 10k a couple of days ago....but I will be gone so you can catch up

 

[mbb308]

Well darlin...I'm not a bit suprised...I hope you do peek once in awhile...and what does this have to do w/remodeling..lol...I'm waiting for those pictures to be posted.....

Me too....I'm trying to appropriate a scanner this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for this low-tech wood butcher.

 

[wildrose70]

Me too....I'm trying to appropriate a scanner this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for this low-tech wood butcher.

Waiting w/bated breath for the pics......I will be glued to this site..haha...get Matt to help..lol

 

[Naughty n Nice]

Cool!

No, actually, I'm not surprised. If one does it all day for other people, one wants a break from it when one returns home. The old saying is that the cobbler's kids have no shoes.

He might like contemporary architecture better as a matter of personal taste. I'd be curious to know.

It's a beautiful home. Very unique. The ceiling in the kitchen/family room is all beams (there's a story behind the beams, but i can't remember it right now. i'll get back to u on it)
The house isn't as big as I would have thought, but like I said, very unique. OMG the master bath was something! The faucets were like fountains. They paid over $200 on a friggin toilet. Talk about flushing money down the drain! I'll add little snippits as they come to mind, if you'd like.

 

[wildrose70]

Alright I admit this is off the track a bit...but did you hear about the new smart homes in Japan...when you go to the toilet if something is not right it sends an email to your Dr...I swear I didnt make this up...heard it this morning on the news!!!

 

[mbb308]

It's a beautiful home. Very unique. The ceiling in the kitchen/family room is all beams (there's a story behind the beams, but i can't remember it right now. i'll get back to u on it)
The house isn't as big as I would have thought, but like I said, very unique. OMG the master bath was something! The faucets were like fountains. They paid over $200 on a friggin toilet. Talk about flushing money down the drain! I'll add little snippits as they come to mind, if you'd like.

You know, even though the idea was as an "old house" thread, we're talking about Norm Abram - so what the heck??? Please pass it along as it comes back to you.

I've seen people blow some serious money on plumbing fixtures - and some because it was trendy at the time they built/renovated, whatever it might be.

Bidets were big in the eighties, along with pickled oak cabinets, which were replaced by the return of white cabinets - and the list goes on.

I worked for a custom contemporary builder in the late 80's - my last real job in new construction. We got the chance to build a lot of interesting houses while I was there. The fun part was trying to figure out how to build what the architect drew sometimes. We were never bored there.

 

[Naughty n Nice]

Alright I admit this is off the track a bit...but did you hear about the new smart homes in Japan...when you go to the toilet if something is not right it sends an email to your Dr...I swear I didnt make this up...heard it this morning on the news!!!

LMAO if you hadn't say you weren't kidding I'd say you're kidding!

 

[mbb308]

Alright I admit this is off the track a bit...but did you hear about the new smart homes in Japan...when you go to the toilet if something is not right it sends an email to your Dr...I swear I didnt make this up...heard it this morning on the news!!!

Wow - that sounds really invasive to me - but I'm a privacy freak.

Bill Gates has every electronic gadget available at his house. I've seen the systems where you can program your house to do things while you're gone.

Wall timers are good enough for me - the other is too much outlay for things which might cause problems later.

 

[wildrose70]

LMAO if you hadn't say you weren't kidding I'd say you're kidding!

I swear it's true...they had it on the early news this morn...if I'm lyin I'm dyin.... interesting concept for checkin on men who hate to go to the Dr....of course leave it to the Japanese

 

[wildrose70]

Wow - that sounds really invasive to me - but I'm a privacy freak.

Bill Gates has every electronic gadget available at his house. I've seen the systems where you can program your house to do things while you're gone.

Wall timers are good enough for me - the other is too much outlay for things which might cause problems later.

Well wldnt you feel a little weird when you went...lol...what if yur cat used the potty...lmao...too frigging much for me....