Yet another update.  The guest bedroom, the one with the crumbling, squirrel urine stained, cracked, sand painted ceiling, has met with it’s demise.

After an hour or so battle against both myself and my superhero helper, the ceiling surrendered to the final stroke of a shovel neatly separating plaster from lathe.  Taking down the smelly lathe was quick work as well.  Loaded the debris into the pickup and cleaned up in time for an hours drive to CT for a great dinner with some friends.  Demo can be so stress relieving.

stripping the crumbling plaster.

superhero helper

Clean as can be. Time to get the HEPA vac out and clean it again. Note the wallpaper at the top that is under 3 coats of paint, except where the crown molding from the 1960’s was.  Yech was it  hot and was I sweaty.  Thank gosh I’m married and she can’t run away now.

Disclaimer: The work above is what I did. I’m not claiming this is the way you should do it in your home. Almost every situation is different, and should be treated accordingly. If you are not sure of what you are doing, or not comfortable doing it, the best advice I could give you is to STOP! Get advice from a Pro that you trust, or at least knowledgeable friends or family. You can make expensive mistakes, or worse – you could get hurt. Be safe !