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I am an old carpenter, so I know a little, of which I speak. The old plaster most likely has "lead" based paint and certainly consists mainly of "silica sand". I see that you are wearing a mask while removing the plaster, but the silica dust gets everywhere, including in your hair and on your clothes. I suggest that you use a pump up garden sprayer filled with water to wet the plaster down before and during the time you are removing it and cleaning it up. Put plastic down on the floor and throw it all away. Done this type of work for years and now have COPD and never smoked cigarettes. Good luck
Thanks! Great tip 😃 Mostly we’re patching cracks and reattaching or restoring delaminating plaster as opposed to removing walls. You’re right, that stuff does get everywhere. When we do demo plaster walls, the sprayer idea will help Thanks for watching!
This tip should be a requirement. As a pediatrician, I know about lead poisoning in children. The dust is just as much a hazard as eating paint chips. High quality masks should be employed. The wet down and the plastic ideas are perfect. Hair and body should be covered as well. I am enjoying your series.
Don’t forget about asbestos, which was used in vinyl/linoleum and plaster. Dampen the vinyl and try to remove it without damaging it too much. It’s great to see you using good quality respirators while you’re doing the demolition, but they should continue to be worn during the cleanup. Great video. Can’t wait to see what you uncover 👍
Thanks, and I agree. In most cases we'll keep and repair the plaster. In fact we've taken classes at the local Community College on historic plaster repair. In the case of this wall, we have plumbing for the shower coming up through the wall. The tile shower is where the toilet used to be. Since we completely rebuilt the wall, which is about the size of a standard door, we putting green board drywall behind the tile. If you notice the failed plaster on the masonry wall in the back of the closet, that hole will be repaired with lime plaster. P.S. We have enjoyed watching your progress as well!
Thank you for renovating and preserving one of these beautiful buildings..so much more superior to todays quick builds. Wish more young folks chose to do this and learn all the skills needed along the way 👍
Thanks for your comment. There's a relatively large group of people in Wheeling that are restoring older homes. Many of them are just starting out. We'll be featuring some of them in future videos.
You could install a corner toilet in the small bathroom. We have one and it sure helps in a small space. It consists of a triangle shaped tank and fits in the corner. We purchased our from Lowe's, catalog.
In the 1940's there was a housing crisis (after WWII) all those soldiers coming home, the women used to having jobs and working (with child care provided), it was the beginning of a prosperous time. The US government enacted the GI bill which provided education funding for millions of people who previously would not have even thought of going to college. People were much more mobile, willing to travel to new places. Fascinating to see how that translated into actual bricks and mortar changes.
We haven't found asbestos in the house so far. There were some spots that we're pointed out to us by the inspectors, but they were found not to contain asbestos. We have, however found lots of lead based paint.
Good question. We actually had been looking in Wheeling for a while when this house came up. It was the first house where we all said “I don’t know… this might be the one…”
Is there a bedroom on that floor? I'm a little curious as to why you want to put a shower in there right off the main entrance, rather than just a half bath. Opening up that stairway must be very satisfying!
It is very satisfying. There is no bedroom on the main floor, although when it was a duplex, either the parlor or the dining room must have been used as one. We considered making this a powder room, but there's only one other bathroom - on the second floor - and it has a claw foot tub. Since it's a 5 bedroom house, we figured a shower would be useful, even if it's downstairs. Since this bathroom is a priority, we'll be doing videos soon. Once it's done, I'll be interested in hearing your (and everyone's) thoughts on if the shower is a hit or miss.
The one thing I can't help but wonder... you say you are uncovering the staircase... where does this staircase go? I mean... I see the stair well, that goes up to the second floor, but it sounds like there is another stairwell/staircase that was boarded up and hid? What floor does it lead to?
It's the same stairs that lead to the second floor. The balustrade was removed but the beautiful skirt-board and trim along the side of the staircase were hidden when a wall was built right up to the edge of the stair treads. The wall ran from the dual entry doors and up the stairs, leaving no visible trace of the lovely grand staircase that had once been there. We're going to refinish this trim and install a salvaged balustrade - recreating the beautiful grand staircase that was once the focal point of the entryway to the home
That tub is awesome. I hope a renovators supply gets it. I hate to see them destroyed. So you are renovating and not restoring to a time the house is from? I hate seeing the old gorgeous ladies too modernized.
We will not destroy the tub. We removed it intact. We are rehabilitating the house, meaning we will be keeping the important historic elements, while making some changes to support contemporary living.
may want to have a garbage can handy to put the debris in rather than throwing it on the floor creates double work. and the dust residue another poster commented about -
All of our windows are original, so I'm not sure where the window that you mention should be. I'd love to hear your suggestion, though. Speaking of windows, while they are all original, we did have broken panes in the house replaced with new glass and glaze. The next step with the windows is to inventory each window to determine it's condition. We will check all of the parts including the sashes, rails, sash locks, weights and chains, and any weatherstripping. Then we will repair and restore all of the windows so that they look and function properly. In the future, we do plan to replace any newer panes with wavy glass, particularly on the ground floor where having one newer pane surrounded by wavy glass is very noticeable.
It's a messy job for sure. We have the suits, caps, and booties which came in handy when we were washing decades of grease off the kitchen ceiling. That was soooo gross
OK, This is the THIRD video about the staircase and I've yet to see a finished project despite the teaser at the beginning of the video. I also watched your chandelier restoration where you never showed the chandelier lighted - which led me to wonder if it actually works. I've just hit the "Don't recommend this channel" option because videos about endless hammering to destroy walls or scrubbing metal and threading electrical wiring without commentary about how to go from start to finish don't constitute "content" IMO. Show me COMPLETED projects, not endless work in progress.
Thanks for your feedback, Jeka. It really helps us to create better content. Since we've been posting on UA-cam for the past 3 months, we've learned a lot about what people want to watch. Mostly because they have told us. Of course our main focus is on saving and restoring a house, so we will have to continue to create content as documentation of our efforts in that regard.
Please consider supporting our efforts though our affiliate links.. Just visit our Affiliate store: www.amazon.com/shop/chaplinehouse. Thanks for watching, we truly appreciate your support.
I am an old carpenter, so I know a little, of which I speak. The old plaster most likely has "lead" based paint and certainly consists mainly of "silica sand". I see that you are wearing a mask while removing the plaster, but the silica dust gets everywhere, including in your hair and on your clothes. I suggest that you use a pump up garden sprayer filled with water to wet the plaster down before and during the time you are removing it and cleaning it up. Put plastic down on the floor and throw it all away. Done this type of work for years and now have COPD and never smoked cigarettes. Good luck
Thanks! Great tip 😃
Mostly we’re patching cracks and reattaching or restoring delaminating plaster as opposed to removing walls.
You’re right, that stuff does get everywhere. When we do demo plaster walls, the sprayer idea will help
Thanks for watching!
This tip should be a requirement. As a pediatrician, I know about lead poisoning in children. The dust is just as much a hazard as eating paint chips. High quality masks should be employed. The wet down and the plastic ideas are perfect. Hair and body should be covered as well. I am enjoying your series.
That's what we did when doing work on our old walls. House was built 1918, great craftsmanship.
Don’t forget about asbestos, which was used in vinyl/linoleum and plaster. Dampen the vinyl and try to remove it without damaging it too much. It’s great to see you using good quality respirators while you’re doing the demolition, but they should continue to be worn during the cleanup.
Great video. Can’t wait to see what you uncover 👍
Don't be afraid to put in new plaster. It's a skill that you can easily master and it will preserve the historic fabric our your house.
Thanks, and I agree. In most cases we'll keep and repair the plaster. In fact we've taken classes at the local Community College on historic plaster repair. In the case of this wall, we have plumbing for the shower coming up through the wall. The tile shower is where the toilet used to be. Since we completely rebuilt the wall, which is about the size of a standard door, we putting green board drywall behind the tile. If you notice the failed plaster on the masonry wall in the back of the closet, that hole will be repaired with lime plaster.
P.S. We have enjoyed watching your progress as well!
Please consider giving a full house tour. I'd love to see the whole house.
Stay tuned for a video where we will tour the house and focus on some of our upcoming projects
Sounds great! Looking forward to it!@@ChaplineHouse
For sure , good luck !
Thank you for renovating and preserving one of these beautiful buildings..so much more superior to todays quick builds. Wish more young folks chose to do this and learn all the skills needed along the way 👍
Thanks for your comment. There's a relatively large group of people in Wheeling that are restoring older homes. Many of them are just starting out. We'll be featuring some of them in future videos.
Love the waving hand at about 5:41! And your voice is perfect for narration.
Funny that you caught that. That’s Maddie having a bit of fun
You could install a corner toilet in the small bathroom. We have one and it sure helps in a small space. It consists of a triangle shaped tank and fits in the corner. We purchased our from Lowe's, catalog.
Good idea. We have an old corner sink upstairs, and we really like it. We've picked out a toilet that is low and the tank fits under the cabinet.
In the 1940's there was a housing crisis (after WWII) all those soldiers coming home, the women used to having jobs and working (with child care provided), it was the beginning of a prosperous time. The US government enacted the GI bill which provided education funding for millions of people who previously would not have even thought of going to college. People were much more mobile, willing to travel to new places. Fascinating to see how that translated into actual bricks and mortar changes.
Times change, but sometimes what's old is new again.
So sad to see those beautiful houses decay and die they are historical gems
Well it is sad, but we meet people all the time who are working to save and rehabilitate historic buildings
Can't wait to see how it ends
We'll post videos! Thanks for watching
beautiful house
Thank you 😊
Just happened upon this series. I used to live in south Wheeling on Eoff St. from 1982 - 1986.
Welcome to our channel! There seems to be a lot going on in South Wheeling these days
That bathtub is pretty wonderful too. If you didn’t save it to reuse, I hope you passed it on to sone kid-century home restoration vendor.
We don’t plan to reuse, but we hope to find someone who wants it
seeing the strip plasterboard makes me wonder if you had it tested for asbestos? It was very commonly used in the 5o's when that was put up.
We haven't found asbestos in the house so far. There were some spots that we're pointed out to us by the inspectors, but they were found not to contain asbestos. We have, however found lots of lead based paint.
How did you folks come to own Chapline House? Just a whim? Did you live nearby and always like it? Just curious😊
Good question. We actually had been looking in Wheeling for a while when this house came up. It was the first house where we all said “I don’t know… this might be the one…”
I was born here in Wheeling !!!
Wheeling is such a special place, isn’t it?
This looks like a very interesting project and it's great to see your progress, but where is Harry Potter going to live now you've removed his room?
Hogwarts?
We have the same Harry Potter but not the same room. He lived in a cupboard under the stairs at his uncle's house. :)@@ChaplineHouse
Wow a local.
We love Wheeling, WV
Is there a bedroom on that floor? I'm a little curious as to why you want to put a shower in there right off the main entrance, rather than just a half bath. Opening up that stairway must be very satisfying!
It is very satisfying. There is no bedroom on the main floor, although when it was a duplex, either the parlor or the dining room must have been used as one. We considered making this a powder room, but there's only one other bathroom - on the second floor - and it has a claw foot tub. Since it's a 5 bedroom house, we figured a shower would be useful, even if it's downstairs. Since this bathroom is a priority, we'll be doing videos soon. Once it's done, I'll be interested in hearing your (and everyone's) thoughts on if the shower is a hit or miss.
The one thing I can't help but wonder... you say you are uncovering the staircase... where does this staircase go? I mean... I see the stair well, that goes up to the second floor, but it sounds like there is another stairwell/staircase that was boarded up and hid? What floor does it lead to?
It's the same stairs that lead to the second floor. The balustrade was removed but the beautiful skirt-board and trim along the side of the staircase were hidden when a wall was built right up to the edge of the stair treads. The wall ran from the dual entry doors and up the stairs, leaving no visible trace of the lovely grand staircase that had once been there. We're going to refinish this trim and install a salvaged balustrade - recreating the beautiful grand staircase that was once the focal point of the entryway to the home
Once the drywall is in; look into red guard.
It didn’t exist when I did my bath but I wish it had!
We will look into that, thanks for the tip!
That tub is awesome. I hope a renovators supply gets it. I hate to see them destroyed. So you are renovating and not restoring to a time the house is from? I hate seeing the old gorgeous ladies too modernized.
We will not destroy the tub. We removed it intact. We are rehabilitating the house, meaning we will be keeping the important historic elements, while making some changes to support contemporary living.
may want to have a garbage can handy to put the debris in rather than throwing it on the floor creates double work. and the dust residue another poster commented about -
You mean work smarter, not harder? Good point!
"take down that bitch of a wall and put a window where it ought to be."
All of our windows are original, so I'm not sure where the window that you mention should be. I'd love to hear your suggestion, though. Speaking of windows, while they are all original, we did have broken panes in the house replaced with new glass and glaze. The next step with the windows is to inventory each window to determine it's condition. We will check all of the parts including the sashes, rails, sash locks, weights and chains, and any weatherstripping. Then we will repair and restore all of the windows so that they look and function properly. In the future, we do plan to replace any newer panes with wavy glass, particularly on the ground floor where having one newer pane surrounded by wavy glass is very noticeable.
@@ChaplineHouse it's a joke. it's a quote from "mommy dearest." i'm sorry if i offended anyone.
Hahaha, I completely missed the reference😂Anyway, no offense taken
I do this with a hazmat suit
It's a messy job for sure. We have the suits, caps, and booties which came in handy when we were washing decades of grease off the kitchen ceiling. That was soooo gross
Edit the reveal! Show the whole thing!
Since we're focused on the bathroom, we still have to complete the staircase restoration. We will reveal that process in future videos
OK, This is the THIRD video about the staircase and I've yet to see a finished project despite the teaser at the beginning of the video. I also watched your chandelier restoration where you never showed the chandelier lighted - which led me to wonder if it actually works. I've just hit the "Don't recommend this channel" option because videos about endless hammering to destroy walls or scrubbing metal and threading electrical wiring without commentary about how to go from start to finish don't constitute "content" IMO. Show me COMPLETED projects, not endless work in progress.
Thanks for your feedback, Jeka. It really helps us to create better content. Since we've been posting on UA-cam for the past 3 months, we've learned a lot about what people want to watch. Mostly because they have told us. Of course our main focus is on saving and restoring a house, so we will have to continue to create content as documentation of our efforts in that regard.
Don't be impatient. It's unbecoming of a civilized person.
That was anticlimactic, 3 videos of nothing!
Thanks for watching!