I went with tar paper, 2 X 4s, fiberglass, vapour barrier and drywall but space wasn't critical. Similarly in the garage, but 2 X 2 and plywood for the bottom 24" and diagonal reject cedar paneling above. Man cave wainscoting.
Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Painting wood trim is generally a one way street for most sane people. It can be stripped and refinished but it will be a PITA.
You can try to strip it in place but it will be messy, modern strippers will require multiple applications, you will still need to sand it. People have done it though.
Removing it, it will get damaged and you need to deal with all the nails in the boards. I recommend pulling them through instead of pushing them back out, that way they don't pop the wood on the good side. I have also seen people just cut them off flush on the backside.
Replacing, it depends on what kind of wood if you want to match it--availability and cost.
I have salvaged tons of trim in the house to reuse in new doorways, moved windows, renos, etc. Most I have paint stripped (adhesion problems in lower layers, sometime in the last 80 years--oil to latex.), repaired the removal and nail damage and repainted as there are adhesion problems in lower layers. Once done they were not in good enough condition to go back to natural wood, but look brand new repainted.
You can try to strip it in place but it will be messy, modern strippers will require multiple applications, you will still need to sand it. People have done it though.
Removing it, it will get damaged and you need to deal with all the nails in the boards. I recommend pulling them through instead of pushing them back out, that way they don't pop the wood on the good side. I have also seen people just cut them off flush on the backside.
Replacing, it depends on what kind of wood if you want to match it--availability and cost.
I have salvaged tons of trim in the house to reuse in new doorways, moved windows, renos, etc. Most I have paint stripped (adhesion problems in lower layers, sometime in the last 80 years--oil to latex.), repaired the removal and nail damage and repainted as there are adhesion problems in lower layers. Once done they were not in good enough condition to go back to natural wood, but look brand new repainted.
Another project...wife just emailed me that 'oh those laundry pedestals would be awesome'...
Yes...at $500-600 for both washer and dryer...
FML...
Yes...at $500-600 for both washer and dryer...
FML...
Our house came with a dryer pedestal. It was stored in a cold room. Judging by wall holes, it was in at some point. I added it back as with ours installed backwards (washing machine on right), it is easier to transfer with the dryer raised. No washer pedestal came with the house. If I did buy one, it was in the ballpark of $1000 and had a little washing machine in it. Forget that.
Tbh, the pedestal holds oxiclean and dirt. That's it. I would likely not pay for another one.
I would save the money from the pedestal and put it towards one of the all-in-one washer/dryer units. No more moving clothes across, no more forgetting wet clothes in the washer, no pumping conditioned air outside, heat pump so far cheaper to run, etc. Downside is a cycle takes longer. That's not a big deal if you throw in a load and go to sleep. It will be ready in the morning. I'll get one at some point and plan on keeping the dryer. On days where things need to get done quickly, run the pair as we do now. The vast majority of the time, the dryer would sit unused.
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