Thanks - luckily all the windows were replaced at some point - so they are all aluminum with aluminum sash. Its just the trim and sills that need help, all the moving parts are replacement.
Wish ripping out all the trim and baseboards to replace was in the cards, but it would be a huge cost. Want to DIY as much as possible and I do not have the tools or anywhere to store tools or materials (NYC Problems). With the way things are going right now I am hesitant to spend any large amounts of money on this coop, prices are already falling in the neighborhood, and I have very little appreciation for margin.
A friend of mine who is a painter is going to come down and help me with the project - figure if I am going to pay someone I might as well keep it in the family. Wife will go upstate to my parents, he will come down for a week and fly the couch - we will knock it out over a week (hopefully). He is slow, meticulous, and paid by the hour :)
So far the plan is to move everything to the center of the rooms and cover with plastic sheeting, tape it down. Then close off the four rooms using plastic sheeting to make separate work areas. The exterior walls and windows are in the worst shape, so we will use a zipwall to separate a 5' wide work area along the exterior wall in each room. We will work 1 room at a time, completing the prep.
Prep will be first scraping the large loose areas of paint that are coming off in big chunks, then wet sanding (by hand) as needed to remove any exposed lead paint. Use a HEPA filter vacuum to clean as we go. My friend also has a palm sander that hooks up to his HEPA vacuum if needed (that is his preferred method), though I am not sure if this will create a ton of dust.
We will use wood filler or MH Ready Patch for areas we remove by scraping to level, and wood hardener for any soft wood. Then we will apply Ecobond as a primer and top coat.
Although there are 11 doorways, there are actually only 5 doors, 2 of which are closets. So the doorways do not see too much wear these days. The base boards are also in decent shape with the exception of the exterior wall. For all of the remaining areas I think we will skip the scraping, just wet sand and repaint with Ecobond.
I have been searching for a solution for the 25 LF of baseboards that are in poor condition - I cannot find a match in any catalogs. My plan at this point is to scrape, sand, and use wood hardener before repainting with Ecobond. I will probably replace the 1/4 rounds at the bottom though. Not sure how to get someone to cut a custom profile, or how much it would cost. Hopefully the wood hardener will do the trick.
Once it is all done we will roll up the plastic, tape it up in trash bags, and give this place a thorough dusting. My mom cleans houses for a living, I will probably try to pay her to come down and clean it corner to corner. She is wayyyyyy more thorough when it comes to cleaning than I (or my wife) are capable of.
The crispness of the details are pretty much gone at this point. Who ever sealed this stuff up originally did so with a very thick product. I am not worried about that so much - I noticed it when I was considering buying this place, but didn't mind. This place is 100+ years old, and all the thick paint just goes along with it. This place is like a time capsule. Just need it to be a time capsule with less paint chips!
Smart teaching your kid about lead paint - hopefully that is enough to keep him away from it. Do you get him tested periodically? Not sure how much I need to be worried about this - do kids just love to eat paint or what?