We really don't do much as far as presents and such except for the little ones. However, as a family we help each other out a lot. Photos are of my daughter, and son in law's house with a block shower in the basement. Having three females, and a single male in the household, you can relate to how important a separate shower area can be at times.....
This area was painted/coated with something that paint strippers won't touch. Three different stripper types were tried as per label directions concerning coverage, and dwell time. The gray lifted fairly easily, the white with great effort and multiple applications, the yellow, not a chance. In the photos, yellow is the base applied to the block; at some point it was repainted white, and then another white coat, then ultimately the gray color which would readily peel if sprayed with hot water in places.
I elected to blast the shower area clean using a 20-40 blend of coal slag media. This is a fine grit but aggressive but the hope was to not profile the block terribly to render a smooth and consistent finish. A lot of covering of the toilet, vanity, medicine cabinet and electrical outlets with "Gorilla" tape to ensure a clean parting line when peeled off. The window sash was removed from the opening and an evacuator fan placed into the opening. Process when quite well really and very little dust in the finished basement area to clean up. There was enough room for my small blast pot, and 350# of media and still allow room to work.
Starter photos:
Job as started after they had expended several hours labor and materials:
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