I still use my mother's Singer Featherweight that she bought in 1949, the year before she got married. It will go through anything, sews silk like a dream and leather like a trooper. I get it serviced and regreased every 5 years or so. You can still buy these machines in antique shops, they're made to last. Another pleasant and relaxed half hour spent on a Friday night with you both. Cheers! Marian 🇨🇦
I have sciatic flare ups just watching you scrape that ceiling! Props!! I’m just imagining you going over the tiny cricks and cracks where paint is in tight corners! What a job, but wow it’ll pay off!
My hats off to you sir! I for one would never have the patience for removing the paint like your doing it. I would have quit and either broke out the chemical stripper or bead blasted it. I respect your tenacity!
So glad your machine is lubricated. I’m surprised you don’t have a Singer 221 or 222 for quilting snd a 201 for general sewing. With your home, you need a “new to you “ vintage machine or machines 😍. The vintage machine sounds are SO pleasant with all metal parts - seriously quiet compared to new machines.
Seriously, what can't Mike do? Sewing Machine repair, Electrical installation, etc. Is that a new Torque wrench? It seems you may need that Classic Arm attachment they offer for the Speedheater, just to save MY aching Arms and Neck. Lol! 😉
I have heard 'Coopers Strip Club' makes fantastic paint stripper (non caustic) only made in New Zealand. I have not used it - but the YT channel '2nd Empire Strikes Back' have used bucketloads 😊 and say its great. 👍 Your house is looking beautiful!
In case you ever encounter missing conduit bushings again, split bushings are available that don't require the wires to be removed. They are hinged and snap close over the conduit threads. However, I don't know if they would be code compliant in your area.
My neck and arm hurts watching you strip that paint from the ceiling. I have to hand it to you for taking on such a project but the end results I'm sure will be worth it for you. So glad I found your channel to follow along on this restoration.
Could you please invest in some lighting? The interior shots were very dark. I would be happy to participate in funding via patreon or a go fund me to facilitate that X
As always I enjoyed your video. Your attention to detail and determination to keep to the original decor is commendable. I have to say though I'm glad its you scraping that ceiling and not me LOL
The crown molding is looking great. I'm also impressed with the electrical panel. You did remind me though, that hubby and I pooped out without finishing up the crown molding in one bedroom. That's an oops =) We need to get on it and it's hard to ignore that it's Kelly green in a pale butter yellow room. I hope that you have a great weekend Mike and Jeanie. Your videos are like sitting down and having a cup of afternoon coffee with old friends. I hope e that you have a great weekend.
75 years ago, neighbors bought an 1840s Cape Cod house and painfully scraped the paint from all of the pine woodwork, wainscoting and doors, without the aid of your heat device. I was told that curved mouldings and cracks were scraped using pieces of broken glass. It was beautiful! They lived there for over 40 years, and when they passed on the new owner built a hideous modern addition to the back, which blocked two of the kitchen windows. Deciding that the woodwork was too somber, he painted it all bright yellow! I burst into tears when I saw it, and I will never go into that house again.
Mike and Jeanie, I hope that you're doing okay tonight and have power and heat. I just read that the National Guard has been activated for your area. We had that ice storm last year and lost power for 6 days so I know what it's like in an old house when you get a fierce storm through. The wind finds every crack and you figure out which windows have gaps. Stay safe and stay warm. X
Nice to see the progress on the crown moulding and headboard ceiling. Jeanie, what projects are you working on with the sewing machine? I am a home sewer as well. TFS.
I really love you guys but watching you strip paint is getting tiresome. Jeanie, are you doing any kind of decorating or furniture arraigning that can be filmed? I want to see interior decorating in this beautiful house.
Lol! Some people tell us they could watch paint stripping for hours! We try to keep up a variety of topics to make things interesting, but we also have a house to restore and we can only show what we are working on. Furniture? What is that? ;-) Thanks for watching!
Again another great vlog. I have a Singer machine which my parents bought me for my 13th birthday , many many years ago and I still use. I have to say that I have never oiled it. You put me to shame. Guess what I am doing tomorrow. I am enjoying the stripping. The ceiling is going to look fantastic when you are finished. Your patience is incredible. Have a great weekend.
There is a high risk of scorching the wood if the tool is left pointed at it for too long (seconds even). It's not worth the risk to pre-heat while scraping.
The way it looks it will take a year for that ceiling n yes there are paint thinner or paint removers that's my option i could not be up there doing that but you have the time n patience
9950 subscribers! So close! Mrs. Jeanie, we always love your smile. This channel always makes a Friday better. Lowered volume of the 20's music sounded reminiscent of Kubrick's "The Shining" movie.
I inadvertently turned today's video into a bit of a comedy. I was listening while walking and snuck a look at the screen periodically when I thought I wouldn't trip by doing so. At some point my palm must have turned on the closed captioning. I observed that while Jeanie was walking up the stairs the captioning was "spot on". Her diction and word choice is considered (both of you, actually) and the captioning really is quite accurate. (I've seen some on various channels that isn't). It did get some words like reel/real wrong but that's more of an incorrect context spelling I guess. ANYWAY :) I was listening along and glanced at the screen about the time you talked about a previous owner who had caulked places in the ceiling. You then did a bit of scraping and the caption read "applause". I quickly realized that you would say a sentence or two, then scrape, and youtube would applaud you. Over and over. So many of the things you said became funny with the applause added. So, if you need a smile (or an esteem boost), go back and listen with close captioning enabled :) (Also, bravo (or should I say, applause?) for working on the sewing machine :) I've worked on my own for many years. My current much loved machine is a circa 1975 Pfaff. Love it for it's continued usefulness (working on more bibs for grandtwins right now) and because it was my mom's. She has a newer Pfaff and recently finished a wedding quilt for a granddaughter. She's in her mid 80's. A good well running machine is a joy.)
When I was working as an electrician’s appreciate in 1970, where I lived the utility brought the service drop to the building, live. The electrician then connected it to the building at the weatherhead, live. Can you imagine doing that today?
Heck no!! I'm pleased to let the utility make the connections. As a bonus, they're trenching in underground service so I don't have to install pipe or weatherhead, or wire!
Boy, I can’t hardly wait to see this beautiful room done. After watching you with the sewing machine I need to do this to mine. Thank you for the reminder.😊💗 Can’t wait to see next week.
Mike, you will certainly be building up your arm muscles scraping the pain off the ceiling. It is a good thing you have a lot of patience. It is a tedious job, though it can be kind of meditative. At least you can see good results quickly!
Your likes were at 602 and I had to hit the button fast to make it 603- Greetings from NH! Scraping paint can be tedious but WATCHING someone else do it is actually relaxing!! 😅 Great job, Guys! Love your videos!❤️
Our street scene looks like yours today....We got a few inches of snow! Trying to get up the courage to brave the unheated bedroom and scrape some more paint.....
hi Mike, I see you scraping the old paint from the molding. I am dying to know what does the ceiling look like with the paint taken off? I see the whole ceiling is covered in paint what a shame to paint this.
Hi guys! Just wanna say again hoe pretty that wallpaper is in the room you were sewing in Jeanie- love it! Are you gonna scrape the paint off the ceiling in the yellow bedroom? How will you go about doing that if you are?
Our videos are about 3 months behind so when we get advice from viewers it is usually too late! That would have been a lot more sporty to do once the power company had hooked up the meter.
I am so glad "Manly" could fix your sewing machine. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I have a little Brother sewing machine, but I'm too scared to use it! 🥺 This has been my "sign" to get using it! THANK YOU💖 Thanks for the ASMR of scraping, wrenching, jimmying wires, etc... and the music! 😍 It's coming along just fine. You both do such excellent work. Blessings to you both, and have a great week!
I LOVE THIS TYPE OF VIDEO. WOW THAT WOOD IS BEAUTIFUL. I WISH I COULD HELP I CAN REALLY GET INTO THIS THE SCRAPING OF THAT AWFUL PAINT. THANK YOU JEANIE AND MIKE
HI MIKE, YOU ARE AWESOME SMART. THIS IS WHY I WATCH YOUR CHANNEL. I LOVE HOW THAT PAINT IS COMING OFF. THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD. HOW CAN ANYONE DO THAT TO BEAUTIFUL WOOD IS A GOOD QUESTION. WHO EVER DID THAT PAINT JOB HAS NO SENSE OF HISTORICAL HOMES. WHEN YOU WERE SCRAPING THAT OLD PAINT I CAN SEE MYSELF DOING JUST THAT AND I WOULD NOT SLEEP UNTIL I CAN GET THE WHOLE CEILING DONE. WOW THAT WOOD IS GORGEOUS ON THE CEILING.
@@1834RestorationHouse If your home was built 1834 the original woodwork was 100% painted. Shellac was used as a primer for centuries and is still used today to block wood tannin. Unpainted wood started to be a thing around 1880 with the Arts and Crafts movement. Matter of fact, you're more likely to find pre-1880 homes where the woodwork was painstakingly stripped in the 1890s to 1920 than unpainted woodwork prior to 1880. Unpainted woodwork was seen as "for the poor" and "unfinished" that's why places like The White House, Versialle, and Thomas Jefferson's estate all has painted woodwork until 1880 when the natural look became fashionable.
@@jonathanmosher72 You are correct, except that you have the timelines of our houses mixed up. Our former house which this channel was founded upon was built in 1834 (see early episodes). Our current house was built in 1900 when shellac finish was all the rage. Thanks for watching.
Another great video! We have some 3/4" tong and groove that needs stripping. My husband salvaged it from a church he tore down. (We were sad but the city wanted the building gone and it was dismantle piece by piece and reuse or let them bull dozer). LOL, didn't want anyone to think we just torn down an old church for selfish reasons! I also want to strip the house which has siding similar to yours. I was thinking of ordering the large speedheater but after today's video...I'm wondering if I need to go with the Cobra! I wish I could come apprentice with you two!
Cindy, I find that the Cobra does more of what I need then the big Speedheater. If I could only get one, I would choose the Cobra. I'm glad that you were able to salvage that good old wood!
Hi there, if your needle is a little blunt that will make a knocking nose when the needle tries to Pearce the fabric, try the finger test, unplug sewing machine then bring needle up to highest position and then place a finger under the point of the needle and very gently push up, if it’s sharp you will feel it but if it’s blunt you will feel it have a blunt head. I was always told to change the needle every new project but this test saves money and wast. Happy sewing Jason from the UK🤓
I do admire your patience! However I believe I would have had to hire a paint removal contractor to do paint removal, it is amazing what they can do with dry ice blasting
What is the source of that wonderful vintage music you've featured in the background on several videos now? Internet radio? CD's? RUclips music channels? Not "period appropriate" ( sounds like it's from the 1920's and 1930's) but lots of fun. I love it. (Wouldn't it be ironic if this bedroom had belonged to one of the home owner's children who was a teenager in the 1920's!)
I thought it was a record, it's so nice. Tell You Tube we love the history lesson from the house restoration and the history lesson of the music of the time, it's not like you're playing rap music lol.
The woodwork is looking great already. I sure don't understand why anyone would want to cover that beautiful beadboard (or any of the wood for that matter) keep up the good work! I look forward to your progress each week. :)
Loving every video! Great patience!
Thanks for watching!
I still use my mother's Singer Featherweight that she bought in 1949, the year before she got married. It will go through anything, sews silk like a dream and leather like a trooper. I get it serviced and regreased every 5 years or so. You can still buy these machines in antique shops, they're made to last.
Another pleasant and relaxed half hour spent on a Friday night with you both.
Cheers!
Marian 🇨🇦
It's so neat that you have your mother's old machine. They don't make them like that anymore. Thanks for spending your Friday evening with us!
Please share some of your sewing projects on the channel!
I have sciatic flare ups just watching you scrape that ceiling! Props!! I’m just imagining you going over the tiny cricks and cracks where paint is in tight corners! What a job, but wow it’ll pay off!
That part will be tedious for sure!
Its going to be so pretty when it's done!
We are eager to see it all dressed up!
My hats off to you sir! I for one would never have the patience for removing the paint like your doing it. I would have quit and either broke out the chemical stripper or bead blasted it. I respect your tenacity!
You guys are an inspiration to all of us who do our own home repairs and remodeling. Your patience is wonderful. Thank you 😊
Thanks so much!
So glad your machine is lubricated. I’m surprised you don’t have a Singer 221 or 222 for quilting snd a 201 for general sewing. With your home, you need a “new to you “ vintage machine or machines 😍. The vintage machine sounds are SO pleasant with all metal parts - seriously quiet compared to new machines.
Yes ! that is going to look great ! Keep up the good work
Seriously, what can't Mike do? Sewing Machine repair, Electrical installation, etc. Is that a new Torque wrench? It seems you may need that Classic Arm attachment they offer for the Speedheater, just to save MY aching Arms and Neck. Lol! 😉
We bought the torque wrench so that we could do our own tire rotation on the car. But it did come in handy for the electrical work!
Restoration is a lesson in patience and dedication! I’ve been “working” on my home since 1994. I still have things I want to do.
So true! They say a house restoration is never truly finished.
I have heard 'Coopers Strip Club' makes fantastic paint stripper (non caustic) only made in New Zealand. I have not used it - but the YT channel '2nd Empire Strikes Back' have used bucketloads 😊 and say its great. 👍 Your house is looking beautiful!
Thanks! We hope to make some more progress.
Consider this...by using our infrared stripper, we haven't had to buy bucket loads of chemicals! :-)
Will the ceiling be glossy or matte when you're finished? They are gorgeous!!!
It will be a satin finish. We can't wait to see them done!
In case you ever encounter missing conduit bushings again, split bushings are available that don't require the wires to be removed. They are hinged and snap close over the conduit threads. However, I don't know if they would be code compliant in your area.
My neck and arm hurts watching you strip that paint from the ceiling. I have to hand it to you for taking on such a project but the end results I'm sure will be worth it for you. So glad I found your channel to follow along on this restoration.
Sore muscles are a part of any home repair. :-) We're glad to have you!
Could you please invest in some lighting? The interior shots were very dark. I would be happy to participate in funding via patreon or a go fund me to facilitate that X
As always I enjoyed your video. Your attention to detail and determination to keep to the original decor is commendable. I have to say though I'm glad its you scraping that ceiling and not me LOL
Lol! There is a therapeutic value to this...
The crown molding is looking great. I'm also impressed with the electrical panel. You did remind me though, that hubby and I pooped out without finishing up the crown molding in one bedroom. That's an oops =) We need to get on it and it's hard to ignore that it's Kelly green in a pale butter yellow room. I hope that you have a great weekend Mike and Jeanie. Your videos are like sitting down and having a cup of afternoon coffee with old friends. I hope e that you have a great weekend.
Thank you Kate! We're supposed to get snow and ice this weekend so it's a good time to strip more paint. Have a great weekend!
@@1834RestorationHouse Thanks so much! We're getting a cold snap but no ice brrr. Stay safe!
I agree Kate!
I admire your patience and attitude doing this hard/mundane task! You rock
So much sexual innuendo with fixing the sewing machine! Ha! Ha!
Respect you’re temper management when fussing with the panels. Looked hard and painful when you first installed
In my business you have to have the patience of a saint and a sense of humor.
75 years ago, neighbors bought an 1840s Cape Cod house and painfully scraped the paint from all of the pine woodwork, wainscoting and doors, without the aid of your heat device. I was told that curved mouldings and cracks were scraped using pieces of broken glass. It was beautiful! They lived there for over 40 years, and when they passed on the new owner built a hideous modern addition to the back, which blocked two of the kitchen windows. Deciding that the woodwork was too somber, he painted it all bright yellow! I burst into tears when I saw it, and I will never go into that house again.
That's heartbreaking! Let's hope that the next people will turn it back again. The good news is that latex paint comes off of shellac really easy.
I bet you wish you could go back in time and ask the previous owners to not paint over the wood trims 🤣 it's coming along really well though now
"I beg of thee!!"
Might need to be a Michael Angelo, flat on back to scrape
That would be funny!
Mike and Jeanie, I hope that you're doing okay tonight and have power and heat. I just read that the National Guard has been activated for your area. We had that ice storm last year and lost power for 6 days so I know what it's like in an old house when you get a fierce storm through. The wind finds every crack and you figure out which windows have gaps. Stay safe and stay warm. X
Thank you Kate! We have snow and ice which you'll see in a couple of weeks on video. We still have power and heat, thankfully.
Nice to see the progress on the crown moulding and headboard ceiling. Jeanie, what projects are you working on with the sewing machine? I am a home sewer as well. TFS.
Making a mock-up of a jacket to wear with dresses.
I really love you guys but watching you strip paint is getting tiresome. Jeanie, are you doing any kind of decorating or furniture arraigning that can be filmed? I want to see interior decorating in this beautiful house.
Lol! Some people tell us they could watch paint stripping for hours! We try to keep up a variety of topics to make things interesting, but we also have a house to restore and we can only show what we are working on. Furniture? What is that? ;-) Thanks for watching!
Again another great vlog. I have a Singer machine which my parents bought me for my 13th birthday , many many years ago and I still use. I have to say that I have never oiled it. You put me to shame. Guess what I am doing tomorrow. I am enjoying the stripping. The ceiling is going to look fantastic when you are finished. Your patience is incredible. Have a great weekend.
It's almost shocking how much quieter the machine gets after being oiled!
? Whilst you heat an area and scrap could you not be heating next bit.... also what is the beautiful music pls
There is a high risk of scorching the wood if the tool is left pointed at it for too long (seconds even). It's not worth the risk to pre-heat while scraping.
you worked so hard putting this together and to see you take it apart well you have to get it right. overall wonderful job you did.
Thanks! It seemed daunting after all the effort to build it, but I know the inspector would call me on it if I didn't fix it.
I just can’t believe your patience👏👏👏👏
Me neither.
The way it looks it will take a year for that ceiling n yes there are paint thinner or paint removers that's my option i could not be up there doing that but you have the time n patience
It's mostly my fault, spending 1 hour a week on it. It could go much faster!
9950 subscribers! So close! Mrs. Jeanie, we always love your smile. This channel always makes a Friday better. Lowered volume of the 20's music sounded reminiscent of Kubrick's "The Shining" movie.
I inadvertently turned today's video into a bit of a comedy. I was listening while walking and snuck a look at the screen periodically when I thought I wouldn't trip by doing so. At some point my palm must have turned on the closed captioning. I observed that while Jeanie was walking up the stairs the captioning was "spot on". Her diction and word choice is considered (both of you, actually) and the captioning really is quite accurate. (I've seen some on various channels that isn't). It did get some words like reel/real wrong but that's more of an incorrect context spelling I guess.
ANYWAY :)
I was listening along and glanced at the screen about the time you talked about a previous owner who had caulked places in the ceiling. You then did a bit of scraping and the caption read "applause". I quickly realized that you would say a sentence or two, then scrape, and youtube would applaud you. Over and over. So many of the things you said became funny with the applause added.
So, if you need a smile (or an esteem boost), go back and listen with close captioning enabled :)
(Also, bravo (or should I say, applause?) for working on the sewing machine :) I've worked on my own for many years. My current much loved machine is a circa 1975 Pfaff. Love it for it's continued usefulness (working on more bibs for grandtwins right now) and because it was my mom's. She has a newer Pfaff and recently finished a wedding quilt for a granddaughter. She's in her mid 80's. A good well running machine is a joy.)
It really neat that you were able to get your mother's sewing machine! Sometime the old ones are better!
When I was working as an electrician’s appreciate in 1970, where I lived the utility brought the service drop to the building, live. The electrician then connected it to the building at the weatherhead, live. Can you imagine doing that today?
Heck no!! I'm pleased to let the utility make the connections. As a bonus, they're trenching in underground service so I don't have to install pipe or weatherhead, or wire!
What tool are you going to use for the groves in the beadboard? Thanks!
One of the scrapers has fine sharp tips and we'll try that first. Some viewers have suggested dental picks.
did you try using a brass wire brush?-It may get the paint off easier, including the grooves
We didn't try it. It might just work!
Yes I use steel wool and the brushes. Works great.
I love it! It's going to be so beautiful! 💞
Boy, I can’t hardly wait to see this beautiful room done. After watching you with the sewing machine I need to do this to mine. Thank you for the reminder.😊💗 Can’t wait to see next week.
Very rewarding to see those Awesome results.
Mike, you will certainly be building up your arm muscles scraping the pain off the ceiling. It is a good thing you have a lot of patience. It is a tedious job, though it can be kind of meditative. At least you can see good results quickly!
Yes! I can only do so much in a session because it's so tiring, but it looks better each time!
Just Me & the Man on the Moon-sounded like Rudy Vallee singing....
Good stuff! I have a lot more where that came from, but RUclips complains every time I use them.
You may also want to try a heat gun. The weight kills the wrist.
Y’all be careful this weekend. Looks like we are getting more ice than snow.
Hi neighbor! We're right dead center of the freezing rain and snow zone. Are you in the NC heavy snow zone?
We’re still watching. Looking like it starts as snow then switches to freezing rain. Yuck. We lost power for 5 days last time.
@@terricutlip7951
You must be nearer to me. I’m in the Sandhills
Well y’all we got a couple inches of snow. The rest sleet. Lost internet for most of the day. Other than that we’re good 😊
I have had to clean and regrease my sewing machine. Fortunately mine was an old treadle and was easy to do.
It was really intimidating the first time.
Your likes were at 602 and I had to hit the button fast to make it 603- Greetings from NH!
Scraping paint can be tedious but WATCHING someone else do it is actually relaxing!! 😅
Great job, Guys! Love your videos!❤️
Our street scene looks like yours today....We got a few inches of snow! Trying to get up the courage to brave the unheated bedroom and scrape some more paint.....
What kind of grease are you using on the sewing machine? I probably need to do this to mine.
We used Singer sewing machine oil for everything except the cam which we used lithium grease.
Doesn't replacing or adding a breaker box require a permit?
Yes it does. The utility won't connect unless they see a sign off. We have an open permit and we're about ready to call for inspection.
Where did purchase your heating device
eco-strip dot com
hi Mike, I see you scraping the old paint from the molding. I am dying to know what does the ceiling look like with the paint taken off? I see the whole ceiling is covered in paint what a shame to paint this.
Hi guys! Just wanna say again hoe pretty that wallpaper is in the room you were sewing in Jeanie- love it! Are you gonna scrape the paint off the ceiling in the yellow bedroom? How will you go about doing that if you are?
I should have just waited! When I went back to the video you answered my question there!
Lol!
Our videos are about 3 months behind so when we get advice from viewers it is usually too late! That would have been a lot more sporty to do once the power company had hooked up the meter.
Yes! I got across 240 volts once and it wasn't pleasant.
The ceiling and trim are looking beautiful! Enjoyed.
Thanks for watching!
I am so glad "Manly" could fix your sewing machine. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I have a little Brother sewing machine, but I'm too scared to use it! 🥺 This has been my "sign" to get using it!
THANK YOU💖
Thanks for the ASMR of scraping, wrenching, jimmying wires, etc... and the music! 😍 It's coming along just fine. You both do such excellent work.
Blessings to you both, and have a great week!
Jeanie watches youtube videos to learn about sewing. There are a ton of them. You're welcome for the ASMR! Seems that other people like it too.
So beautiful to see the wood emerging! Happy sewing, Jeannie!
Thank you so much!
The ceiling looks awesome,great work again thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
I LOVE THIS TYPE OF VIDEO. WOW THAT WOOD IS BEAUTIFUL. I WISH I COULD HELP I CAN REALLY GET INTO THIS THE SCRAPING OF THAT AWFUL PAINT. THANK YOU JEANIE AND MIKE
It's getting better each time we work on it. Across the hall is a bedroom that is painted stark white everywhere. Can't wait to transform that one!
HI MIKE, YOU ARE AWESOME SMART. THIS IS WHY I WATCH YOUR CHANNEL. I LOVE HOW THAT PAINT IS COMING OFF. THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD. HOW CAN ANYONE DO THAT TO BEAUTIFUL WOOD IS A GOOD QUESTION. WHO EVER DID THAT PAINT JOB HAS NO SENSE OF HISTORICAL HOMES. WHEN YOU WERE SCRAPING THAT OLD PAINT I CAN SEE MYSELF DOING JUST THAT AND I WOULD NOT SLEEP UNTIL I CAN GET THE WHOLE CEILING DONE. WOW THAT WOOD IS GORGEOUS ON THE CEILING.
That was painted when the house was built.
There is shellac under the paint so the paint can't be original. Most other rooms have shellacked ceilings.
@@1834RestorationHouse If your home was built 1834 the original woodwork was 100% painted. Shellac was used as a primer for centuries and is still used today to block wood tannin. Unpainted wood started to be a thing around 1880 with the Arts and Crafts movement. Matter of fact, you're more likely to find pre-1880 homes where the woodwork was painstakingly stripped in the 1890s to 1920 than unpainted woodwork prior to 1880.
Unpainted woodwork was seen as "for the poor" and "unfinished" that's why places like The White House, Versialle, and Thomas Jefferson's estate all has painted woodwork until 1880 when the natural look became fashionable.
@@jonathanmosher72 You are correct, except that you have the timelines of our houses mixed up. Our former house which this channel was founded upon was built in 1834 (see early episodes). Our current house was built in 1900 when shellac finish was all the rage. Thanks for watching.
fine nut shell sand blasting is good for removing paint with out damage
Another great video! We have some 3/4" tong and groove that needs stripping. My husband salvaged it from a church he tore down. (We were sad but the city wanted the building gone and it was dismantle piece by piece and reuse or let them bull dozer). LOL, didn't want anyone to think we just torn down an old church for selfish reasons! I also want to strip the house which has siding similar to yours. I was thinking of ordering the large speedheater but after today's video...I'm wondering if I need to go with the Cobra!
I wish I could come apprentice with you two!
Cindy, I find that the Cobra does more of what I need then the big Speedheater. If I could only get one, I would choose the Cobra. I'm glad that you were able to salvage that good old wood!
Hi there, if your needle is a little blunt that will make a knocking nose when the needle tries to Pearce the fabric, try the finger test, unplug sewing machine then bring needle up to highest position and then place a finger under the point of the needle and very gently push up, if it’s sharp you will feel it but if it’s blunt you will feel it have a blunt head. I was always told to change the needle every new project but this test saves money and wast. Happy sewing Jason from the UK🤓
Thanks for the tip! The needle was blunt and we replaced it.
Jeanie, It's great to have a husband who is extremely mechanically inclined. In our house, it's me. I do everything mechanical.
I agree, it is fantastic to have a husband who can do things!
Beautiful ceiling! What color you gonna paint the walls? Love your videos
We're going to fix the plaster and then re-paper the walls.
I do admire your patience! However I believe I would have had to hire a paint removal contractor to do paint removal, it is amazing what they can do with dry ice blasting
I've been looking to rent a dry ice blaster but none of the local yards have any.
What is the source of that wonderful vintage music you've featured in the background on several videos now? Internet radio? CD's? RUclips music channels? Not "period appropriate" ( sounds like it's from the 1920's and 1930's) but lots of fun. I love it. (Wouldn't it be ironic if this bedroom had belonged to one of the home owner's children who was a teenager in the 1920's!)
It would be ironic! We were listening to Radio Dismuke.
@@1834RestorationHouse Thanks! I've added it to my Winamp playlists. You might like this: ruclips.net/video/dTz4G9JTUjs/видео.html
If you find who put white calking give them 50 lashes with a wet noodle!
Lol!
You have a ton of patience. I guess seeing the beautiful wood under the paint is a good motivator.
It is! This room will be beautiful with a shellac finish and new paper.
I was waiting for the music.....-)-do you play CD's or original records???
mp3 files.
I thought it was a record, it's so nice. Tell You Tube we love the history lesson from the house restoration and the history lesson of the music of the time, it's not like you're playing rap music lol.
Check needle too
We found the needle was blunt so it got changed.
It was great you could clean it and oil. Mine was out of time and it was alot to fix it. My needles always needed changed but I sew alot too.
Are you going to strip the painted ceiling?
That's what video was about. ;-)
May I ask where you purchased the gear grease?
Hardware store for the grease and Joann for the sewing oil.
The woodwork is looking great already. I sure don't understand why anyone would want to cover that beautiful beadboard (or any of the wood for that matter) keep up the good work! I look forward to your progress each week. :)
Thanks for watching!