We did sandblasting again, and hopefully for the last time. We had several large crown molding pieces salvaged from when we tore the false ceiling off. They were originally part of the wooden ceiling and had been cut and repurposed to support the false ceiling. (Why did they do this?!?) We selected the 3 best pieces and sandblasted the old finish off. Then I stripped them with denatured alcohol and steel wool, finishing off with 180 grit sandpaper.
Why all this work? Well, I hate to throw away a beautiful piece of history and I think we can re-use these pieces along the top edge of the mezzanine.
Before the sandblasting, I sprayed the rest of the moldings that we'll be using to rebuild the original wooden ceiling. Then I jackhammered some final parts on the ceiling (where cement had leaked through and then solidified where it didn't belong). Our goal is to finish things that will raise a lot of dust, because the next big step is to put on the wall smoothing compound and then paint the walls! And also to do the lime mortar on the stone wall.
Inga spent the day up in the mountains behind Nice with her friend, her friend's grandma, and her friend's cousins. Inga was in heaven because there were a) dogs and b) a pool. They also explored a fallen tree where her friend had built a little "cabane" a while back.
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