The porch is a disaster. There are 5 layers of paint, the wainscoating is kinda messed up, the trim is rotted, and the shingles on the outside are really warped. I spent several hours stripping what I could of the multiple paint layers, but the whole time I am doing this all I can think is "should I just re-do part of the porch?" I have limited funds available...I think the most I might do is buy new trim pieces, nail the shingles on better, and paint. I also did a lead paint test today, which of course was positive. I had been getting lazy and NOT wearing my mask every time I worked. I needed that positive result to kick me back into wearing the mask. I KNOW BETTER. I have already gotten lead poisoning...several years ago, on the first paint stripping project I did. My doctor was pretty casual about my request, gave me the forms to go to the lab, and then called me as soon as the results came in. "You're doing WHAT kind of project?" he asked. 
I have 4 test patches painted on now...this is really hard to do.
