Tag Archives: paint

Salvaging hardwood floors, other progress on the house

Posted on 2007-12-03 by Jim Vanderveen

We were pretty busy last weekend working on the remodel, as usual. Most of the stuff we did was prep work for our tile setter, but even though we put in about 50 hours this weekend we didn’t finish *any* … Continue reading →

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Pictures!

Posted on 2007-11-27 by Jim Vanderveen

I uploaded quite a few pictures to our [Flickr account](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/) today and created some new photo sets. I also added some more pictures to the [painting photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157603089665346/).

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Paint colors & techniques

Posted on 2007-11-16 by Jim Vanderveen

Barb thought it might be a good idea to document the paint colors and techniques we’re using, and what better place to do that than the blog? We’re doing a 3-coat process–sealer, primer, and color. The sealer we’re using on … Continue reading →

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Painting

Posted on 2007-11-10 by Jim Vanderveen

After nearly seven months of construction, we’re finally starting to paint! The garage, which required the least drywall compound, is ready for painting. Because this is all fresh drywall, we’re putting on two coats of primer–the first one basically seals … Continue reading →

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