[identity profile] chocorua.livejournal.com 2008-09-03 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The tub is 3" thick solid porcelain, made in Stourbridge, England somewhat more than 100 years ago. It only holds 2 adults, but that's grand enough for me.

The ceiling paint is a disaster, but I'm not motivated to tear down plaster and lath just because it was calcimined long ago and paint doesn't stick well. Perhaps I should try a light sanding with a drywall pad and then another coat of paint.

[identity profile] deguspice.livejournal.com 2008-09-03 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Calcimined ceilings are a pain to deal with, but there are primers that claim to work specifically with calcimine. Gardz has a good reputation for priming difficult surfaces (I've never used it, but I introduced Gardz to the person who painted our upstairs bathroom and she loves it).

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[identity profile] perspicuity.livejournal.com 2008-09-03 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds like a nice tub...

ceiling, a layer of greenboard, attached through yucky plaster to lathe... perhaps do walls same way. tape. paint. done?

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