Hi all, first time poster. Been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to fix this unusual and rather gross problem I am having in my house. First, a disclaimer - this post is not fiction. I really don't know where to find help on this issue. In 2005 I found a stray cat and took him home. It became clear to me very quickly why the cat's owner let him go - he is a chronic sneezer. All of the vets I have taken him to have not been able to solve the problem, so basically I've endured his projectile mucus wherever I have lived. In the last couple of years, I've confined the cat to the basement area. He is healthy and happy, but there are parts of my house that he used to have access to that are now showered in snot. The specific things that need to be cleaned are the drywall, trim, and baseboards. I have made moderate progress taking a magic eraser to these areas, but it really isn't that efficient. I do not want to rip out the drywall just to replace the bottom 18" of it, so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what I could do - maybe some sort of patching method, maybe sanding/painting, or some kind of abrasive cleaning, I don't know. I can't bear the thought of having a home appraisal done when I know this type of damage is visible. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated if you aren't grossed out or laughing.

Hi folks, I bought my first home at the beginning of the year. It's a 1920s bungalow with plaster walls and ceilings. I thought all I was going to have to do to this house was strip wallpaper, paint walls, and refinish the floors, but more projects just keep popping up. The ceilings are plaster and I thought I could just paint them, however, now I notice that most of them have a slight texture to them. As far as I can tell it isn't an intentionally applied texture. I really just looks like the last people to paint the ceilings did a poor job in roller selection and application and left the paint textured as it dried. I tried to send the rough spots out with 220 paper and it didn't have much of an effect. Even flexible and rigid scrapers aren't doing much to this paint texture. Has anyone come across this and found a good fix? The closest solution I've found was that joint compound could be applied to the whole ceiling, but wow, that's a lot of work and a lot of expense and my budget is wearing thin. I considered getting a sanding disc and attaching it to a drill, but I'm not sure if that would be wise or not. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!