yea...the wife's not putting out again....so I need a stripper....
but not that kind...
The foundation of my house was painted with two coats of the most stubborn ugly ass'ed gray paint in the world....and I'd like to return the house to look like it was normally when they built it. So I've been trying for two days with two different chem strippers, wire brushes, air sander, water, tons of elbow grease and sweat. so far I think I've got about 5% done....
I just want it to look like a decent brick foundation to add some curb appeal. The huge tree is gone, stump and all, and I even planted 3 rhododendron plants in front of the house, and a flower pot filled with orange, white, and yellow flowers. And I bleached the front steps and got most of the moss, mold, and dirt off the rock formation pillers for the porch. And planted some grass with a few bags of topsoil on the other side of the house where the huge tree was.
The goal...is to add as much curb appeal as possible in the next week or so.... So I can get the house re-appraised, and refi it again so I can get the place totally done and have enough money to get a new car and pay for a small shopping trip in Japan.. Granted...I'll be going from a $132K loan to prolly a $220K loan... and changing from a 15 year to a 30 year.... but the monthly payment will be the same...and then I'll toss it up on the market when the siding, windows, doors, roof, and interior is done with the loan. And look for something closer to work.....now that my credit is better and I'm making more...might as well upgrade.
I was wanting to get a power washer, but everyone tells me that it will blow out the morter...and well, this morter was installed in 1881....but I don't have a problem if the morter gets blown out about an inch, then I can re-morter the wall to add some fresh strength, and look better. And I also thought about placing some new mortar and put some of those new faux rock on to dress the house up....but then I would still have to strip the old paint off to make a good base to adhease to. So I guess going back to stock with a fresh morter filled in would still be the best and cheapest...
but not that kind...
The foundation of my house was painted with two coats of the most stubborn ugly ass'ed gray paint in the world....and I'd like to return the house to look like it was normally when they built it. So I've been trying for two days with two different chem strippers, wire brushes, air sander, water, tons of elbow grease and sweat. so far I think I've got about 5% done....
I just want it to look like a decent brick foundation to add some curb appeal. The huge tree is gone, stump and all, and I even planted 3 rhododendron plants in front of the house, and a flower pot filled with orange, white, and yellow flowers. And I bleached the front steps and got most of the moss, mold, and dirt off the rock formation pillers for the porch. And planted some grass with a few bags of topsoil on the other side of the house where the huge tree was.
The goal...is to add as much curb appeal as possible in the next week or so.... So I can get the house re-appraised, and refi it again so I can get the place totally done and have enough money to get a new car and pay for a small shopping trip in Japan.. Granted...I'll be going from a $132K loan to prolly a $220K loan... and changing from a 15 year to a 30 year.... but the monthly payment will be the same...and then I'll toss it up on the market when the siding, windows, doors, roof, and interior is done with the loan. And look for something closer to work.....now that my credit is better and I'm making more...might as well upgrade.
I was wanting to get a power washer, but everyone tells me that it will blow out the morter...and well, this morter was installed in 1881....but I don't have a problem if the morter gets blown out about an inch, then I can re-morter the wall to add some fresh strength, and look better. And I also thought about placing some new mortar and put some of those new faux rock on to dress the house up....but then I would still have to strip the old paint off to make a good base to adhease to. So I guess going back to stock with a fresh morter filled in would still be the best and cheapest...