I can't post photos for some reason! I'll try again in a commentĮnjoyed the pics - they remind me of my own house - rough, but really not too far gone - and same era (have similar arches). I've used 10 lead home tests and haven't found any lead paint exposed, but I have to assume it's here, right? It's a 104 years old house. We've thought about making an access panel to the bathroom tub plumbing, but I'm not sure if it's necessary. We thought that it might be good to update any electrical work while the plaster is unfinished so to speak, but it's all easily accessed from the basement and I don't think the walls need to be open for that to happen. ![]() Let me know if there's anything I should be aware of. I guess I will try to do that before I tack the trim back on that I took off to open the windows? how do I paint the bottom part of the top window that is only visible when the bottom window is open? They look to be in poor shape and very ugly. do I need to use paintable caulk around the windows, where the window and trim meet (not sure what this trim is called)? any tips for nailing on the pieces of trim so as not to disturb the plaster further? ![]() should we pre drill holes and paint the molding, picture rail, quarter round before tacking on the walls? do I need to somehow seal or protect the part of the window trim wood that's exposed? Some bare wood is showing after being stripped. do I use new nails for the pieces of window trim that I took off to open the windows, or can I nail the window trim back on with those nails already in the trim? Hope that makes sense how long to wait between plaster skin coat and priming? Should I be concerned about wallpaper residue or anything else causing the plaster not to stick well? do I need to wash the walls before skim coating? Some areas have a chalky paint on it that comes off if you touch or wipe it (the other areas are colored but it's not chalky and doesn't come off). prime and paint windows, then prime and paint walls clean the paint and stickers off the windows Scrape big bumps with a sharp razor edge, sand at 100 grit finish smoothing out the roughness on the trim. remove hardware and replace, if necessary sand and possibly paint the trim I took off to open the windows, then nail back on add the crown molding, picture rail to the top and quarter round and the piece of trim that goes on top of the floor board (not sure what that is called!) pound the window and door trim back into place (it was pried up over the paneling, so it's sticking out from the wall now) I don't think we're going to do that right now. ![]() One has some Cut sash cords and needs to be reattached to the counterweights. The glass has smeared paint around the edge. They've been stripped and scrapped in the bad parts. The trims were all horribly painted, very rough and bumpy. Windows: I've taken off part of the trim and pried them open, as they were painted shut. Where it needs it, I've started adhering the plaster to the walls (Big Wallys). Plaster: we took off 70s paneling and loads of wallpaper. My question is about the order of operations for the window and wall repair and finishing of our dining/living room. ![]() Long time lurker here, I just recently started asking questions because we just moved into a 1912 bungalow in rough shape.
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