Hi All, I just bought a craftsman style home in a historic neighborhood in Southern California. It's my first house, and I have tons of questions, let's start with this one:
The house has nice original period details on the original wood interior doors, and built in hallway shelves, cabinets and drawers. I want to keep the original feel, but everything in the house has been grossly overpainted. I have removed the doors and planned on stripping the old paint, but it takes so much paint remover that it's going to be cheaper for me to buy new doors. I am wondering if I should strip the old paint from the door jambs or just rip them out and install new ones. I don't know how to install a new jamb, but stripping all that paint is going to take days. Thanks!
The house has nice original period details on the original wood interior doors, and built in hallway shelves, cabinets and drawers. I want to keep the original feel, but everything in the house has been grossly overpainted. I have removed the doors and planned on stripping the old paint, but it takes so much paint remover that it's going to be cheaper for me to buy new doors. I am wondering if I should strip the old paint from the door jambs or just rip them out and install new ones. I don't know how to install a new jamb, but stripping all that paint is going to take days. Thanks!