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Frugal Fireplace Refinishing « Suddenly Frugal Blog
Frugal Fireplace Refinishing

When Bill and I started our home renovation, we knew that one of the projects we wanted done was refinishing the fireplace in the dining room. It was painted white with a sky-blue mantle, and it just wasn’t our taste. (That’s probably why we just piled the crap in it that you see in this picture and never used it as a proper fireplace.) But after finding out how much professionals wanted to do the job (how’s $600 for you?), we knew we needed to do this refinishing project ourselves.

I did some Internet research on the best–and least toxic–way to get paint off a fireplace and get the bricks back to their natural color. I’m pleased to report that in less than 24 hours–and for not a lot of money–we were able to get the job done. Here’s what we did.

First, I removed the wood mantle so that we could get to all of the exposed brick underneath. Notice the lovely yellow paint that was hiding behind the mantle. I used a crowbar to pry the mantle away from the wall, gently, of course, so it would come off in one piece. It did, and I ended up selling the mantle on Craigslist for $30.

Next, we bought a citrus-based paint remover called Citristrip at our local home improvement store. (Note: give the new FTC rules on bloggers and disclosure, neither Citristrip nor my local home improvement store has paid me to mention them.) It’s an orange-colored gel that’s somewhere between marshmallow Fluff and hair conditioner, that you’re supposed to spread liberally all over the bricks. Because it’s a paint remover, we were warned that, if spilled or splattered on wood floors, it could also take the varnish off. So we spread plastic sheets around the fireplace and over the nearby furniture just in case. It was amazingly affordable–only $12 for the bottle.

Then, we spread the stuff on using paint brushes. (We wore gloves and protective eyewear, too.) It smelled surprisingly good–nothing sickening like the insulation our contractor originally choose–and went on easily. Now, we had to wait for it to do its job of loosening the paint, but we didn’t have to wait long. Within 30 minutes we knew the stuff was working because the gel was bubbling up and the paint was starting to fall off the brick on its own. So we got out our scrapers and started, well, scraping!

We were amazed to discover that this fireplace had actually been painted four times. Working backwards, from the layers we removed, the fireplace was white, then before that blue, then green, then before than yellow–no, wait harvest gold. Why the original owners didn’t just leave it the natural, beautiful red brick is beyond me. Then again, this house was built in the 1960s and I’d be willing to bet that the harvest gold paint was applied around the same time that my own mother was investing in harvest gold appliances for the kitchen in the house where she raised me!

While metals scrapers were able to get off most of the peeling paint, eventually we had to bring out the big guns–namely a wire brush attached to a power drill, a power sander and then the Dremel to get any of the stubborn paint off the bricks. This part was the most time-consuming–see Bill sitting down on the job here.

But eventually our hard work paid off as you can see in the lovely, natural brick we were able to restore. As soon as we have a new mantel built and installed (Bill is doing both himself), I’ll post a picture of the finished job.

Bottom line: in keeping with my earlier 10 Grand in My Hand post, we were able to keep $588 in our hands by refinishing our fireplace ourselves. Then if you add in the $30 we made on selling the mantle, we actually ended up “saving” or “keeping” $618!

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American Clay’s High-Demand, Single-Coat Sustainable “Enjarre” Plaster Now in 100s of Colors
With the drywall market the most dominant in commercial construction, American Clay made this market its primary target with Enjarre and therefore, considered carefully the varying regional building habits/costs during their R&D phase to ensure their ability to compete. Typical wall finishes range from (a) gypsum plus paint on drywall with an average cost (product + labor) of $1.75/sq. ft. to (b) texture plus paint, average $.85/sq. ft., or (c) smooth wall plus paint, average $1.26/sq. ft. Enjarre sales are increasing monthly, largely due to the price competiveness to paint and gypsum plasters. These sales show the cost for product alone to be from $.45 to contractors and $.58 per sq. ft. to retail buyers. Sprayed or troweled-on projects of 20,000 square feet or more see application, including product, costs of $1-1.60/sq. ft.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Consumers in the U.S.: DIY Markets in a Down Economy – Bharat Book Bureau – one stop shop for business information
As the worst economic downturn in living memory stretches relentlessly into 2009, American consumers in every walk of life are searching for new ways to cope with their diminished financial circumstances and to empower themselves by taking more control of their lives in uncertain times. One increasingly popular survival strategy adopted by more and more American consumers is to take on routine chores and tackle major projects themselves rather than paying others to do them.

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Any Good Links For “how To Paint A Laminate Kitchen Countertop?”? | Teach Me To Do
Any Good Links For “how To Paint A Laminate Kitchen Countertop?”?

by admin on Oct.04, 2009, under Main Site

saw a home improvement show where they painted a laminate counter top to look like granite.there werent any directions on how to do this on the shows web site,and the you tube vidoes I have watched arent very clear as to what type of primer,paint etcetra.do you have any links to good instructional videos ? any horror stories or reccomendations ?

New angles: Long-life paint, high-tech boilers – BostonHerald.com
After 30 years on the air, there’s not much the “This Old House” team hasn’t seen in the way of home improvement problems.

The biggest surprises are the ways to solve the most common problems.

“There are new products on the market all the time,” said Kevin O’Connor, who has hosted the show for seven seasons. “In the Newton project, we are using a new paint called Rhino-Shield that promises you will never have to paint your house again. I don’t know if it’s true, and we won’t know for 20 years, but it’s just one example.”

Other examples, he said, are high-efficiency boilers that extract a greater amount of heat from the same amount of gas or oil that’s burned compared to a traditional burner; building materials such as laminated veneer lumber, an engineered wood that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives and is stronger, straighter and more uniform than pine boards; and plywood that’s coated with a weather barrier.

“These are high-end products that cost more, and smart builders are grabbing them up to build a better house with less resources,” O’Connor said.

But buyers will have to do a cost-benefit analysis. In the case of Rhino-Shield, the product is only available through distributors and can cost two or three times the price of a routine paint job.

Your Place / Home Q & A : Life : The Buffalo News
Your Place / Home Q & A
By Al Heavens
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
October 04, 2009, 7:13 AM / 0 comments
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Q:We have a 1948 house with pink tile in the bathroom that we have wanted to do something about for years, but we have been receiving conflicting advice.

Some say painting the tiles will not last long and will start flaking off quickly. Is there a product that has proven to permanently adhere to tile in a high-moisture environment?

We are told the pink tiles are set in a concrete base and will be a major job costing many thousands ($12,000 to $15,000) to remove and replace. The tiles are on the floor (small squares) and the walls throughout the room up to 50 inches from the floor including a full backdrop to the tub. The bathroom is on the second floor with wet-plaster ceilings below, which might not take the removal process well.

A: I’ve seen lots of efforts on the cheap-design shows such as TV’s “Trading Spaces” to change tile color with paint. Since the shows never return to the scene of their crimes, I have no idea how long the paint lasts.

I would assume moisture would be an issue, even if you used a paint designed for areas where the humidity can be high. In addition, if the tiles are glossy, they need to be deglossed or scuffed up to get the paint to adhere to the surface. Floor tiles would be more difficult to keep painted than the ones on the wall because you walk on them.

I’ve seen tile after it has been painted, and it looks painted. You might be able to tile over the pink, if the floor is level and can support the weight. I understand that has a greater success rate than painting tiles.

Durango Herald News, About 400 drop off chemicals
“Mostly, it’s just paint,” said Assistant City Manager Greg Caton.

The event cost about $70,000 to put on, and it was expected donations would total about $5,000 to help offset the cost.