1) I've got walls that were textured in the 70's, I'm guessing. It looks like a thick paint was applied with long-hair rollers to produce a wavy look. What's the best way to lose this texture so that I can retexture the walls with something like an orange peel texture? I'm thinking coarse sand paper on a random orbit sander... but wanted to check with the pros first. 2) When are baseboards and door trim installed: before or after texturing walls? I'm guessing before... so that the molding isn't sitting on top of a texture, but instead sits flush on the wall... any comments? 3) When I get all of the walls prep'd, a guy is going to come over and texture them. I want a clean and consistent texture throughout the house. There's a texture on some walls that isn't toooo deep (doesn't have a lot of relief), it looks like it was sprayed on with a coat of paint (???). Anyway, the guy that's coming to texture the walls said don't worry about sanding this texture down, just scrape some of the "prickly" parts off and you won't notice it when he retextures the orange peel over it. Is this true? I'm sure there are a lot of variables (amount of texture he applies, etc.), but wanted to get your opinions. I figure if I'm going to be removing texture on some walls, I might as well do it anywhere it's needed now and not worry about it later... Thanks in advance for any input. I've learned a ton from these forums! Bill

I recently purchased a 100+ year old house that has undergone several additions over the years. I have an interior plaster wall and ceiling in the bedroom that meets up with a drywall exterior wall forming a 90 degree inside corners. There is a good 1" gap between the drywall and the plaster. The previous owners had it covered up with some 1" quarter round molding. This not only looked bad, but the paint around it cracked the whole length of the wall. Is there a way I can fill in the gap between the two walls and use joint compound or something to cover it up so the transition between the two walls is seamless?