Real Estate Agent · NH · Member since 2019 · 30 posts · 6 votes
1900’s 2 family.
Okay guys- I say yes to white trim and doors. (Like Swiss coffee)- Husband thinks I’m nuts and to leave it all alone.
It’s NOT perfect, it’s very old, alligatored with some old varnish or something, and has staple holes from years of tenants stapling plastic to the windows, but overall I think I could make it look decent with paint.
Some sills we had to replace due to dry rot from age.
What would YOU do?
Going to try to get a photo up to show what I’m working with...
Depending on how well you can clean up the imperfections with Bondo & wood putty, I would strip the varnish, repair as needed and re-varnish. This process, of course, will be much more time consuming and expensive than painting them alone.
Have you considered replacements using an MDF casing? This can be very cost-effective.