Quick advice re: painter mistake - one kitchen, two whites
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GC made a little, very expensive, mistake - Advice?
Comments (27)Thanks again for the positive feedback! DH and I met with the owner of the restoration company yesterday, so I thought I'd post an update. I've definitely learned an important lesson. This is the gist of our meeting. 1. The stain can be removed without damaging the logs. He sampled an area with his alcohol based stripper and it looks great. He applied the stripper with a paint brush and then scrubbed it with a scotch brite pad. The stripper is what furniture re-finishers would use. No water, no sand blasting, no sanding. 2. None of our logs were prepped properly (i.e. not all the gray wood was removed before staining). This is actually evident if you look at the "finished" bear paw log. The bottom of it still has gray staining. They will fix that on the inside and outside. The special brushes they use remove the gray wood without affecting the handpeeled logs (he demonstrated this in an area too- osbourne brushes - it's amazing). 3. The outside of our house did not have enough stain applied. This would have led to problems within 1-2 years. They are going to apply another heavy coat of stain. 4. Minor flaws in the logs from transport were not repaired. They are going to fix this too. Anyway, I think this is another example of the need to hire good, experienced, and well-trained trades. The painter who finished our logs is a good painter, but he has never finished logs before. Our contractor has never built a house like this before, so even he didn't know what kind of skill was needed to finish these logs. Obviously, DH and I didn't know any better, or we would have insisted on this restoration company to begin with. However, thanks to that "mistake", the right guys for the job are here and I'm going to have a beautifully finished house! Pay for good work everyone, it will save you money and hassle in the long run. Luckily, I feel like DH and I are following this advice with all other aspects of our build....See MorePainters here - need advice for ceiling & trim color
Comments (2)There are so many choices, aren't there? I think you're on the right track tone wise with Muslin. Even Antique White (6119-a little less green) or Nacre (7011) might work. Another shade worth a look is Polar Bear (7564)-it reads tan/gray/green to be. Dover White is a very popular trim color - that and Creamy-but they might be too yellow/gold for what you want. I don't think there's a rule of thumb about picking the trim from the same color strip. If you play with the SW Visualizer, sometimes you'll see recommendations of warm toned trim colors like Dover White with cool colors, like green or blue. There is no universal ceiling color, unless you were to go with just plain ceiling white, although some like a very light blue ceiling throughout the house. If you have crown molding, painting the trim and ceilings all the same doesn't help the crown to stand out. That might be a consideration for you, as well. I have read this advice once (might have been Christopher Lowell). Paint your walls the 4th darkest on the strip, paint your ceilings the 2nd darkest and paint your trim the lightest on the strip. I think it's worth considering. If you have narrowed it down to Muslin, then a possible direction would be Muslin full strength on your ceiling (once you get it up there, it's going to look white enough) and Muslin half strength for your trim. By doing that, it will be a variant on the C. Lowell advice above. And it keeps the tone all the same so it will blend well together. Before making the whole paint purchase, consider buying a $5 sample quart of the Muslin ($5). Paint a large patch of it directly on the ceiling. Try it either full strength or 50/50 with some white paint (get a sample of SW Extra White if you don't have any white on hand-Extra White is the base used for mixing the lighter shades). Paint some paper, cut it into strips and tape it to your trim - maybe around one door and see what it looks like. Your SW store should have a color consultant. Find out when that person will be in the store and run your ideas by him/her. The woman at my local SW store is great at offering suggestions. Some people have a gift of being able to envision a finished product, but I know I do not. I have samples of 4 different shades of green right now on my kitchen walls trying to make a decision. You will not be making a mistake with Muslin no matter what you decide. I think it will look stunning on your ceilings and/or trim....See MoreHELP! White painted cabinets ruined by painter!
Comments (36)Unfortunately we have already closed on the house. We closed on the 30th of September. The seller's had already given the restoration the insurance check. I think that because they had already moved they didn't really care too much about what was going on with the house. They didn't ever really get involved. Before, we closed the restoration company wasn't quite finished with everything but claimed that they would finish and it would be perfect and up to our standards. At that time we had them sign paperwork stating that they would finish up/ fix the work on the wood floors and cabinets. A new crew of wood floor guys came in today and were astonished at the condition of the wood floors. They are supposed to be coming back on Monday to repair the floors. They said the only thing that they could really do was replace the trim pieces and cut out the pieces that were buckling and inject them with glue. As for the spaces and scratches they said that they can repair that with wood putty and stain. Thoughts? The contractor right below the general contractor is supposed to come by today to re-assess the damage and see what can be done. Although they already did this last week before the touch up crew came in this week and it is basically in the same condition. The only thing they did was lightly sand and re-paint the cabinets. Based on your responses the whole cabinets need to be replaced. What should I tell the GC? He hasn't even came to walk the place himself, I guess I should send him a link to the photos as well? They claim I am being too picky and that I am wrong in expecting perfection from a raw product (wood). Maybe I should contact the insurance company as well?...See MoreYikes I see so many white kitchens! Am I making a mistake?
Comments (68)PineBaron I'm with your DW on white or really dark, but I've had the white (although not my first choice at the moment) and gonna go for the really dark. Glad to hear I have a buddy in the process :) Sounds like you have a similar color scheme and other ideas I'm going for. I don't know why it makes me feel good to know that I'm not out in lala land with my ideas. lol omg i just clicked on the link! are you kidding me. that is gorgeous property, view, home! Loveit! the interior, the kitchen is what i envision on a smaller scale. I even have several sizes of that long bar hardware pictured in your kitchen drawing. Love the stacked cabinets . May I ask how tall those cabinets are stacked? such a cool look. Just wondering if there is a rule for stacking sizes? I like it when the bottom one is still somewhat tall then the top more of a square. Not sure if I have the ceiling height, but looks like you will! Living room, bathroom love. wow thanks for sharing all the pics. i'm gonna go read the whole thread and I'll be following you! good luck your blessed to have all that, enjoy! thanks again for sharing :)...See Morejunco East Georgia zone 8a
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