It was an ordinary day. Reading an article about the upgraded Landis Valley Schoolhouse. It was back in the 1890s that the Maple Grove School house was built. Today it stands on the property known as the historical Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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The school house has an updated interior that doesn't remove all traces of the past. The wooden schoolhouse is heated in cold weather, but doesn't have air conditioning. Through time, the temperature swings in hot weather led to peeling inside. Repairs were planned, but postponed during the pandemic. The work started this past summer. The first step was to scrape away loose paint. The light green paint was lead-based and needed special abatement. The lead-removal process removed flaking paint as well as some plaster. It's not uncommon for old plaster ceilings to have water damage. Often, the original plaster needs to be re-attached to the structure underneath. Fortunately, that wasn't needed. Then the cracks and divots were filled in with drywall mud without sanding out too much of the original detail. Some day the site may need paint investigation to understand what's underneath the green paint. For now, the same color green was placed on the walls and white for the ceiling. One extra part of prep work came from draping the rows of desks bolted to the floor. The cast-iron stove was covered as well. Today, it appears to be ready for visitors to Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum. Sometime soon I plan to make a visit and see for myself the new school house that gives Landis Valley a new look. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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