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Old 02-23-2010, 02:36 AM   #142
67ChevyRedneck
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Re: My Big Fat Renovation

SC has some really reasonably priced homes and compared to other states, stupid cheap property taxes. I have no clue what homes run up in Canada, except from what I've seen on "Property Virgins" and they seem pretty pricey, but they're always in or near a big city, and homes are always more expensive in those areas. My in laws moved to NC. They bought a brand new house in a nice area that's a just a little smaller than ours, similar layout style, but it was 75K more, and they only have 0.2-ish acres and their property taxes are more than double what ours are, and we have 1.0 acres.

1. How I laid out the squares. I snapped a chalk line top and bottom, and used a measuring tape and square for the sides. I used construction adhesive made to bond trim to walls and trim nails (Yes I DO love the paslode!!!) to hold them in place until it dries. I hit studs where I could on the top/bottom pieces.

2. Work in progress still...

3. One wall with finished wainscoting!!! I ran out of glue on the last piece (had enough for that piece) so I lucked out. I have to buy more trim for the other 2 walls.

I have A LOT of caulking to do now

I'll also go back over the trim and prime it all, then the final coat of flat white. The top half is still going to be red.

Almost forgot, I finished cutting and putting up all of the base trim for the dining room and hallways too. It's minus the quarter round for now, forgot to buy it on my last big trim purchase
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