• August 16, 2004

Exterior (Months Later) Only Week 2

Exteriors, Restoration Diary

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  1. JimAugust 17, 2004 - 9:39 am
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    Great house! I just started taking the siding off of my foursquare. Could you tell me how they are dealing with the lead paint issue. I noticed that you mentioned sanding. Are they using a Hepa vac or something else.

    Thanks-Jim


  2. heatherAugust 17, 2004 - 10:35 am
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    Hi! Their sander has a HEPA filter that attaches directly to the sander – I hadn’t seen one like it before.

    Have you heard of a product called Peel Away made by Dumond Chemicals? It is an environmentally safe product used to remove lead paint. It is also an expensive product, although the people who I know who have used it rave about it.


  3. RPFAugust 17, 2004 - 7:01 pm
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    Hi, just a note. When are you going to finish the demolition? Please save the cherry stairway. Hope you guys are well. I will call soon. RPF


  4. JimAugust 18, 2004 - 4:16 am
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    I have Peel Away at my house. For some reason my mother had it at her house when she moved. I think I’ll give it a shot when I remove more of the siding. I’m going to look on E-bay for one of those Hepa Sanding Vacs too. God, it would be so much easier without that lead issue! Unfortunately, they hacked off part of the sill to put the siding on, so I have to rebuild everything as i take it off. At least I don’t have too much rot so far! Once these old houses are painted, it really pays off in the end. I love those cedar shakes!


  5. EmilyAugust 18, 2004 - 11:54 am
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    Heather — Quick question totally unrelated to this post. I was poking around your site earlier today (as I have been since we started remodeling a 1920′s Craftsman bungalow last month — seeing how much money you’ve spent makes me feel much better about how little we’re actually spending…sorry). Anyhow, I noticed in one picture you mentioned that you regrouted your fireplace. We need to do that as well, but I’m not sure where to begin. Any tips?



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