tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post6453734163728402203..comments2023-10-30T10:31:57.911-04:00Comments on Days of Transition: Maintenance ManRalphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-41841050328484498242008-02-13T07:29:00.000-05:002008-02-13T07:29:00.000-05:00You know what, Peewit? The job is proving to be s...You know what, Peewit? The job is proving to be so huge and thankless that we're actually going to experiment with just painting over the wallpaper this weekend. I've been researching the subject, finding out what the pitfalls are and how to avoid them. We shall see....Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-24149328454617709372008-02-13T06:40:00.000-05:002008-02-13T06:40:00.000-05:00After our first wallpaper strip of our predeceesor...After our first wallpaper strip of our predeceesor's horrendous 70's flock wallpaper we vowed to never paper again. We have now removed ( or got contractors to do it) all the wallpaper in the house except one small room which only has lining paper. It is so much easier just to repaint periodically ( and indeed it is easy just to paint over patches where small hands have scribbled on the walls!Peewithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673172358192519373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-42911942853361876732008-02-11T21:25:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:25:00.000-05:00Kat, so well put. If Steve weren't in my life I'd...Kat, so well put. If Steve weren't in my life I'd be doing the same thing. But then again, if Steve weren't in my life, I'd have no wallpaper to deal with in the first place!<BR/><BR/>Ravel, it sounds like you guys are as well matched as we are--except I'm the one who does the hardware store runs and makes the sandwiches.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-32557098224617042942008-02-11T18:38:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:38:00.000-05:00Oh! You mentioned me in your comment today. I DO K...Oh! You mentioned me in your comment today. I DO KNOW about wallpaper. I spent 3 weeks to one of my aunt's 8 rooms house, somewhere around 1985, removing all kinds of wallpaper and patch and paint. Quite a way to learn.<BR/>I could write a lot about handy partners... Let's say I am the manual one for nails, walls, painting, etc. My partner si good with food and gardening... Good balance!Ravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755037926990352029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-53051077447104588192008-02-11T18:28:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:28:00.000-05:00Ralph,I would have had a list of all the possible ...Ralph,<BR/>I would have had a list of all the possible workmen who specialize in the removal of wallpaper and begun calling immediately. I am my father's daughter so I am on a first name basis with all the handymen.<BR/><BR/>I wish you well with this horrific undertaking.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200177056135281932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-19166861423799480452008-02-11T17:35:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:35:00.000-05:00Hi, Sheila. Re that last sentence: aren't you swe...Hi, Sheila. Re that last sentence: aren't you sweet.<BR/><BR/>We tried a solution that was supposed to make the job easier and discovered it did nothing more than water and was a lot more expensive and harder to use. An overnight product? Don't think our local Home Depot carries it. But it's worth googling for. Thanks for the tip.<BR/><BR/>As for tearing down the old: right after we did all the work on this place we were convinced we'd never leave it--loved it too much, blood, sweat and tears and all that. Now we're ready to go. We've outgrown this place. Most people size down when they move on--we need and want the opposite. A little bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-42582225418081488172008-02-11T17:13:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:13:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree with you more about having a part...I couldn't agree with you more about having a partner who can "do it all". My husband is also a carpenter/plumber/electrician and a wonder to our family. Particularly so since I'm sure Kat has told you stories about my father's attempts at any number of maintenance chores (sitting on the limb he's cutting and, thus, falling out of the tree-his rationale being that his weight on the limb would make the cutting faster, repairing the light switch, but down is on and up is off, etc. etc. etc.-see past Coffees). We now live in my husband's 1800's family home which was in rundown condition before we moved in, so I understand your frustration tearing down the old and putting up the new. There is a spray out that you put on the wallpaper and leave overnight, then it is more easily scraped off the next day. Ask at the hardware store.<BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying your blog. Keep up the good work! (See? Sincere recognition of the positive)SheilMackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000879964770848268noreply@blogger.com