calgal - trim and brushing putty follow-up

15 years ago

Hi Calgal - Unfortunately, the brushless putty wasn't quite as successful on the trim. Since we did not have anything to really "fill" since the lines ran vertical. It may have helped a bit. We sanded everything and used the brushing putty on it all, sanded again and then painted. We scrapped the "glass" finish and left brushmarks to help hide the lines. Some are better than others. THe adhesive used to fuse the pieces is harder than the wood and doesn't sand out as smooth so there are places where if you look you can see it. But at least not from across the room.

I am over it - I have too many things to be grateful for to spend anymore time worrying about less than perfect trim ;-) Not to mention there is nothing in the house - so all there is to look at is the trim. Hopefully, the art and furniture I picked out will be far more interesting to look at!

Thanks again for your help. I am going to use the leftover brushing putty on our garage doors. We live in an area with strict zoning and 20 foot side and rear set-backs so we were very restricted adding sq footage. Our old garage was a playroom and our new one will be a family room. THe doors are custom made - the only thing we saved and re-used - to open like barn doors. THey used rough oak plywood and I would prefer a smooth finish. I was going to paint it out rough but now that I have the BP I might as well get my money's worth!

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calgal59
15 years ago
Gldnfan,
Thank you for the feedback on the brushing putty. Though IÂm sorry to hear that it did work to give you the finish you were looking for, itÂs good to know its limitations as a primer/filler on the fuse lines on trim.

We just purchased a newly constructed home in Southern California; despite the high purchase price, they donÂt include window or doorway millwork and they install narrow baseboardsÂwide baseboards were not even a builder option. In truth, the design of the windows is such that trim will not enhance their look.

Having lived on the east coast for the past decade, IÂm quite fond of millwork. So we plan to add some crown molding in some of the rooms and change the narrow baseboards throughout the house. So I was very interested in how the brushing putty worked as filler on the fuse line on your trim. Thank you for the follow up.

The strict zoning sounds like my hometown of San FranciscoÂ now that we live in Southern CaliforniaÂI miss my City by the BayÂstrict zoning and all! SF and the Bay Area have a variety of beautiful architecture: Edwardian, Victorian, Modern, and Art Deco. You can see homes and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Bernard Maybeck, Moore and Turnbull, and Julia Morgan. In Orange County a particular development company shaped the look of the county.

We call the area Trumanville, after the movie The Truman Show. I kid you not; their concept of the suburban American Dream was literally conceived and implemented into a master plan by this particular development company and it ainÂt pretty. There are no spontaneously developed communities in the southern part of this countyÂitÂs all part of their master plan. All the communities look the same--itÂs like living in an endless suburban wasteland. Every tree is planted; every house plotted, planned, and approved; nothing is out of the ordinary. Nothing is even remotely unique and beautiful like your clay/plaster walls and cherry door. If in a moment of obsession/compulsion you focus in on the trim, just remember I live in Trumanville:)
gldnfan
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15 years ago
LOL - Calgal - I live in the foothills west of Palo Alto! Not far from the Julia Morgan house that Steve Jobs wants permission to tear down to build a family compound ;-) Wish I could afford not to tear it down and live in it!

I call our re-built ranch California Contemporary Craftsman - so yes, that gave me a lot of leeway. It is open and lighter than a traditional craftsman but we filled it with cherry craftsman inspired built-ins and cherry doors. I wanted minimal furniture to keep it open.

I agree - I will take the zoning - the preservation of our rural landscape is why I love it here. Fortunately "The Not so Big House" book is my bible and I totally embrace the principals.

My BIL and SIL just moved to the OC after a short stint back east where they lived in a cool greek revival home on Long Island - very unique for that area. Before that they had a fun house with full bridge views in the Oakland Hills - she is a landscape designer and very artistic - they are house hunting and she is having a hard time adjusting to Trumanville ;-)
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