David Hamann wrote on Apr 17^th, 2012 at 7:55pm:


Thanks David!  Things are moving and with the help of my son, we were able to get the first coat of ceiling paint on tonight.  I hate painting and thankfully my son did most of the hard work.  Only one more coat!  The the walls, the floor, the trim.  I hate painting! LOL

Ditto, what Dave said on the painting & paper. 

Richard Beversdorf wrote on Apr 18^th, 2012 at 6:42am:


i don't mind hanging and taping.  i hate sanding. bang head

Mike Baber wrote on Apr 18^th, 2012 at 9:31pm:


Really?  I have no idea how professional painters can get done so much so accurately so quickly.  Especially that very first coat when the drywall just (edited out) up paint. smilies=bowdown  Sure the label on the can says "300 to 600 sq.ft."  They must not know about the sponge like properties of new walls. smiley=doh.gif

Anyway, the ceiling is done and I started cutting in for the walls.  I purchased two different little cut in pad and roller things that are supposed to make this an easy task.  They lie. smiley=shake head.gif  I was better off taking my time and free-handing it.

Thankfully a painter is coming today to spray the T-111.  Or rather, I am "told" a painter will be here today!  LOL!!!

I should be able to start on the floor tomorrow.  That's the plan anyway!  Can I use muriatic acid and water to etch the concrete floor, or do I need to buy the expensive floor etching stuff to prep things first? 

Richard Beversdorf wrote on Apr 20^th, 2012 at 7:35pm:


Head bowed in prayer, " Dear God, please give me patience, and give it to me RIGHT NOW!!" 

Mike Baber wrote on Apr 20^th, 2012 at 10:48pm:


I still don't know what happened to the painter.  He may be in jail again. smiley=doh.gif

Lighting has been a WIN!  Here's what I've done:

The main woodworking area has four 8-foot long High Output T-5 fixtures.  These are BRIGHT and provide roughly 180 foot candles at the work surface.  I'll add another 2-lamp High output T-5 fixture directly over the lathe.  I added a switched outlet high on the wall to facilitate this.

All my lamps are 5,000k color.  This provides a nice white light without getting too blue.

A little note on the T-5 high output lamps.  These things are BRIGHT and toss out a LOT of light.  They are also very energy efficient.  Unfortunately, the fixtures and lamps are a bit on the pricey side in the local Home Depot/Lowes stores.  If you think you'll get the extra cost back in energy savings---forget it.  It's not worth the investment.  However, the lamps do last longer (24,000 hours) and the light output is incredible (4800 sustained lumens each compared to 2700 for a good T-8 lamp.) Each tube is a 54 watts and more efficient than the regular T-8's when you compare output to energy costs. I found lamps online at 1/3rd the cost of Home Depot. 

The attic storage area has two 4' T-8 fixtures.  Same for the front entry, rear door and the dust collector closet.  The T-8's cost less, I don't need the extra light output and they won't be used that much.

OH!  On the attic storage.  I put in two access doors/holes in the ceiling---one on each end.  There is a two-way switch at each.

I hope to have pictures up soon.  Back to wiping the walls with paint! bang head

Well, the painting is done except for the doors.  I also cleaned and scraped and mopped the floor, then acid etched it.  Tomorrow the floor primer and paint go on if all goes as planned.

Here's a picture right after I finished mopping earlier.
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