Decorating: latex paint over stain grade hardwood?

[ultrarunner]

30 years ago my hospital won several community awards for design and urban renewal and only the best finishes used… stain grade hardwoods, institution grade neutral wall paper, corian, etc.

The corp powers that be want to redo everything in shades of grey light green… which means painting over all the stain grade hardwood and removing all the wall paper.

I expressed my opinion that this would be a mistake but have since been overruled…

It’s like HG tv where everything is painted over for a quick sale flip…

Should I just go with the program and keep quiet?

Still getting compliments on out lobby but the corp executives are HG TV inspired.

 

[2manyrocks]

How many more years to retirement?

 

[Snobdds]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1889476250198212718

 

[2manyrocks]

Give it a few years. They'll be asking how to remove the paint.

 

[D&D]

30 years ago my hospital won several community awards for design and urban renewal and only the best finishes used… stain grade hardwoods, institution grade neutral wall paper, corian, etc.

The powers that be want to redo everything in shades of grey light green… which means painting over all the stain grade hardwood and removing all the wall paper.

I expressed my opinion that this would be a mistake but have since been overruled…

It’s like HG tv where everything is painted over for a quick sale flip…

Should I just go with the program and keep quiet?

Still getting compliments on out lobby but the new corp of executives are HG TV inspired.

Way of the world. Today’s custom cabinets are what used to be builder grade (plywood and paint). People buy their furniture at Bob’s so they can have it by next weekend, not custom built and wait 6+ months. Even most houses lack character and style, every 2nd or 3rd house on a street is exactly the same.
Nice thing about the hardwood, next admin group can have it sanded down and brought back to life.

 

[2manyrocks]

Now you've got me remembering early this Old House episodes where they were having to strip paint off finished hardwood.

 

[ultrarunner]

Nearby there is a famous home built in 1900… it’s been in movies and interior shots in fine home building, etc.

First class craftsmanship with money no object… in the 1920’s all of the stained wood painted white.

About 25 years ago a team of about 40 volunteers stripped and restored one room to perfection… just enough so one could imagine the grandeur under the paint.

I think paint over composite is wonderful… but the trend to paint bricks, stone work and stain grade hardwoods is short sighted.

Stain is enduring in terms of maintenance… today’s water base paint over stain is creating a maintenance issue where none previously existed…

Guess I’m too personally invested as 31 years ago I was part of the design team and held out for materials that would last…

I did point out anything replaced has to meet many standards to be used in a healthcare setting… I have all the documentation for all the original materials from flame spread to Title 19 and more…

 

[2manyrocks]

Oakland probably has a permit application process that takes so long you'll be retired before the permit comes through.

Go ahead and coat the wood with a release agent to make it easier to strip the paint.

 

[ultrarunner]

I not long ago oiled the wood with a soft rag…

I am wondering how will proper adhesion be achieved over oil?

 

[2manyrocks]

Like Radar, you knew this was coming even before it came and already prepped for it.