My wife are about to close on a 1928 colonial revival. The house is in good shape but there has been some hideous remodeling attempted here and there. One of the things I would like to do is repair the bad plaster patch jobs that have been attemptd in the house. My first inclination is the remove everything from the walls (including all the paint)and patch, sand, and paint from there. Is this a crazy idea? Is there a gel stripper that can be used to remove paint from plaster?
Another question, in the last "remodeling" all the crown moulding was torn out (plaster) and discarded. I would like to put in crown molding in the original style (from pictures) but can not afford real plaster right away. Is it taboo to use the new plastic/fiberboard like materials in a renovation?
Thanks!
warrenkm@mindspring.com