True Tales From Old Houses

Stacy Grinsfelder

True Tales From Old Houses is a light-hearted, entertaining, and educational show for lovers of old houses and buildings, DIYers, history buffs, and restoration and preservation junkies. Available weekly, hosts Stacy Grinsfelder and Daniel Kanter share personal project updates, listener Q&A, and interviews with engaging old house owners, restoration professionals, and craftspeople.

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True Tales From Old Houses

Episodes (180)

Yesterday 179: Tool Talk: Infrared Paint Removers
Mon Mar 9th 178: Wait. That's Historic?
Mon Mar 2nd 177: No Magic Fix for an Old House Roof

True Tales From Old Houses

Mar 16, 2026
47½ minutes
47 MB

In this episode, Stacy brings in Scott Sidler as a guest co-host for some old house shop talk. They discuss the realities of preservation funding and infrared paint removers. Stacy begins with updates from the new State of Restoration project, sharing observations from Toledo and New Orleans, while Scott reports on what he's seeing in Florida. The outlook for preservation funding is bleak, with zero state funding currently allocated for historic preservation projects. From there, the conversation turns to tools. Stacy and Scott break down how infrared paint removers work and walk through the pros...

True Tales From Old Houses

179: Tool Talk: Infrared Paint Removers

Stacy Grinsfelder

00:00 -46:35