Zoey Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hi, everyone, I've come back to the hobby I've loved for so many years. Just recently retired and bought a 30 year old Beaconhill house off Kijjiji. It is fully assembled but in not very well, needs lots of work especially painting inside and out. I'm having a terrible time painting as I'm getting trim paint on walls and wall paint on trim and back and forth. I have to think of it as one step at a time as I'm finding this task very daunting to say the least. Any help from the more seasoned, would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hi there, glad you found us. As a fellow Beacon Hill~er, welcome aboard I try to tape things off...say if your painting walls, run a piece of masking tape along the trim...basically just like you would if you were painting a real house. Rehabs are very difficult, you'll get lots of moral support here, most of us have brought home our share of "rescues" ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Silvia~ I bought a Beacon Hill off Craigslist. The shell is built, not too well, and I found the needed missing pieces on ebay. I'm having a blast. Find the topic about 'Beacon Hill builders next generation, or something like that, on here (it should always be on the first page of 'new content' if it's not on the main page) and join in. It's a sub group devoted to our Beacon Hills. Also, once you have 5 posts you can start an album and anytime you can add photos into a post. We all LOVE pictures and can help alot when we can see what you mean. Welcome to the forum. I love it here and hope you will too. Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-defunct account- Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Just as Karin suggested, tape off the area with painters tape ( I really like frog tape brand, cause it works ). Keep a wet cloth nearby to quick wipe off any mistakes you've made while the paint is still wet too. You'll have a messy rag and bucket, but it's much easier to cleanup than the house :welcome: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauker Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! I'll "third" the suggestion of painter's tape. Also, have some tiny brushes handy to get into those hard to reach areas. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollymmoore Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Congratulations on your recent retirement!!!!! What did you retire from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollymmoore Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Congratulations on your recent retirement! I have trouble painting inside rooms too. I have to use something to rest my wrist to keep a steady hand. The forum is an invaluable resource. I don't think I would have stayed with this hobby with out it. Welcome to the forum! Please share pictures soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanF. Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hello & welcome...I got my BH from craigs list too. I agree with Karin about using the tape. Can't wait to see your pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlPiper Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Welcoome to the little family, Silvia. I guess it's too late, but one of the things I love about rehabbing an older house built from a Greenleaf kit is that the builder usually follwed the instruction sheet and used hot glue, so I use DH's heat gun to take the house entirely apart, scrape off all the gunky hot glue and rebuild it using carpenter's wood glue; If the window and door trim gets destroyed I can replace it with 1/4" stripwood and my EZ Cutter, and either order replacement plastic inserts from Greenleaf or use clear plastic packaging to make replacements. I makes staining/ priming & painting/ papering SO much easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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