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Attic floor board installed


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I painted the bedroom ceiling side with two coats of white paint, sanding once in between. I primed the attic floor side with black paint. I pressed the board to dry flat overnight to combat some warping in the plywood. I glued the ceiling board in place first.

The ceiling board is a little crooked. Apparently, the bathroom and bedroom interior walls are slightly off in measurement from one another and the parlor ceiling has started to sag. Awwww. It's a good thing this is meant to be an old house. Haaaa! And, I'm hoping you will all be so wowed by the interior that you'll ignore this problem. Maybe finishing the back edges of the interior walls and floors with dark trim could help disguise any warping. Something to think about....

I've had a lot of challenges with this build, so I've taken these sorts of shortcomings in the end result in stride. I've learned a lot on this build, and I do love the way it's turning out. :D

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I had a similar prob with the Orchid Im working on...had to walk away for a few days then went back with a hammer...broke the glue joint and positioned some cornice ceiling molding slightly higher on one wall to fix it....mine is an old house too so all of that is fine....lol...a few small dents from a hammer just add to the "charm" ;-)

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I have some warping and sagging in a few areas of the BH, but they do just remind me of "real" houses! Right now I'm sitting in a home office addition to my 100+ year old (rented) farmhouse that tilts downward -- it's super obvious in real life. Sometimes pencils roll off my desk, seriously. Your house is SO gorgeous that no one will ever notice the little lean!

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I really feel no need to redo any part of it since it's minor and probably won't be noticeable once the back roof is on and completed. If anything, I'll add darker trim instead of white when I finish the back edges.

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