the parkes project

Looking great!!

I think the wood is possibly red cedar with a varnish or stain. Around the time this house would have been built the use of red cedar was quite common.

As much as it is painful, stripping back the trim is the best way - painting over the top would drive you crazy as the finish just won't be as good and your eye would constantly be drawn to the imperfections.

Looking forward to seeing this project take shape some more. Merry Christmas!

 

Great work but you need to post more photos!

 

That's actually a good tip. All surfaces are stil going to be pretty rough, no matter how much work I put in. Sometimes you've just got to stand back and view the bigger picture.

Yes, was very common at that time but I'm not sure if it got out this way too much. Have stripped and painted cedar before (1930's & 1960's) and it's incredibly hard. This stuff is nowhere near as hard. Must be cypress which is what all the floors are, apparently.

Yeah you're right. Glad you think the same. I'd rather take the time and get the best finish I can. Just the way I am.
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too.

Nice idea thanks. I have some black japan and love the look. Might do this for the floor which is already quite dark in places. Since I've decided the doors and windows are cypress, and I can see they've been battered around quite a bit, and it's just a little house with little rooms, I think I'll lighten the trims. Will use oil though for toughness.

 

Cheers. Here's another one for you

 

Which part of town is your property in?

 

Hi coastal,
I've bought in the east, right near the high school. The east is apparently preferable to anywhere else though typical me, that's not where I live. I have noticed that the people are nice there but then they're nice everywhere! It is in 'a very good area' according to locals.
I would stick as close to Clarinda St/ Currajong St as possible. The real snobby types live on snob hill (the only hill there is) and right out further East and south where they're really close to farmland. Not sure why this is considered exclusive but it is. Guess you have to have been around since day dot to know things like that. Far away from housos, anyway.
The other place I really like is around where I currently live. Once you cross Clarinda St, opposite Coles, on the same side of Bogan St as the TAFE. Those streets which are close to town would be a great buy I reckon because they are so close and the yards are flat. And good people, no housos.
A lot of the miners and other families are in the more sprawling area along Condo Rd. They would not be walking to town (in this day and age) but it's a good family area.
There is a great house in, I think, Victoria St close to town going cheap. Be careful here. Although most houses have cracks somewhere, this one is just a minefield. Literally. Apparently there were tunnels built around there in the olden days and the subsidence of land is particularly pronounced there.
There are some good bargains around.
Hope this helps. Good luck in your search.

 

Thanks

 

It could be australian cedar looks very similar to when i stripped all the architrave's in our 1890's terrace.

 

Plenty of before / during pics - any after pics yet? Can't wait to see

 

How does this work? I have had depreciation schedules on newer places and renos but haven't heard of an asset disposal depreciation schedule?

 

@Tim & Chrissy I think he's talking about 'scrapping' - which means I can depreciate the scrappy stuff as well as the new stuff. e.g. old cupboards, toilets, air conditioner, bathroom fixtures, etc. Whatever life they are deemed to have left, I can claim. And then I renovate and claim the new stuff too.

 

Needing some advice again - what do you do when the wall has this much old paint/glue that doesn't come off despite hours scraping, mopping with vinegar, sugarsoap, etc? My thoughts are to put on a couple of coats of undercoat and then sand back?
Anything else I could do? Thanks in advance.

 

Re-sheet it. Possibly skim Coat the lot but may not be ideal depending what's left
Thick wallpaper

 

Used a machine sander?

 

Using my orbital sander ....

 

Yeah skim coat it is the next step. Old glue can just never come off.

 

Alternatively get some fibre cement vertical or horizontal grooved VJ sheeting and whack over the top and finish it at picture rail level if it's fine above that

 

OK, yes. @Westminster How do you put it on? Glue?

 

HardieGroove™ lining | James Hardie

stupid instructions don't seem to have fixing to plaster/brick but I'm sure it's possible with liquid nails.

http://www.jameshardie.com.au/uploads/files/HardieGroove Lining Installation Guide Jan 12.pdf

 

Looks good. Have you used it yourself?