Our third (of eight) interior doors is painted. For those of you playing along at home we have done 17 of the 32 sides of doors (8 doors x 2 sides x 2 coats). Unlike the other ones this one on the bathroom still needs a shade (we do believe in some privacy) but it's looking good and the brown is just the right shade contrasted with the light brown walls and white trim.
Working our way upstairs the main part of the stairs and landing are done, with nice white risers setting off the dark brown treads. Apparently white and brown are this year's theme.
Outside we managed to add the final board on our cypress deck. The old pressure treated rails are now off (quick work for a sledge hammer) and the cypress replacements are ready to be cut and installed. Now all we need is another mild sunny day.
As more paint went onto the doors and vanities for the downstairs bathroom it became clear that the new components are not matching the existing items with their multiple coats of stain and paint. What to do?
Go back to square one--or in this case bare wood--to match the new cabinet and doors. Now all will start from the same level playing field. That seemed only fair.
How does one get off unknown layers of paint and stain? Well a good place to start is with a nice belt sander like we just got and use very coarse grit paper (in our case #50). We opted for this over an orbital sander to avoid the inevitable circles/curves that an orbital leaves in the wood.
For the finer work along the edges or in those hard-to-reach places, we used the sanding attachment on the Bosch multitool.
As mentioned last time the drain we took off the bathroom sink was nearly clogged. This is what happens when your contractors put grout down the drain.
Finally, because we needed a reason to say "The house is done!" we polished up the bird houses and they're ready for hanging. In our little avian housing development the floor plan never changes but you can choose from the "Classic" or the "Spanish" models.
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