smoke detector painting: DO NOT PAINT Smoke Detectors ( !! ) - 10/22/16 09:34 PM
DO NOT PAINT smoke detectors. ( !! )
Some things we DO NOT PAINT.
Some things will even tell us --  "DO NOT PAINT".
In this newly-finished basement, by a homeowner, and without a permit, everything was painted.
Things were ALL spray painted.  And it was indiscriminate - walls, ceiling, doors and trim.
The whole basement was decked out in flat paint.
This homeowner obviously had no idea that while spray painting may be the quickest way to get something done, it is not always the best way.
And there are things that MUST NOT be painted!
Like, um, smoke detectors.
This is a very old smoke detector and should … (13 comments)

 
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