u/Adventurous_Home_797

We hired our neighbor contractor to renovate a very old home—gutting it to the studs and finishing everything. I’m having a baby a couple months after it’s done and we’ll be moved in, so I’m especially making sure it’s nontoxic on a budget. Right now I’m trying to figure out the best affordable drywall compound, as well as the best natural primer for limewash paint. I think I see something similar to limewash that can be used as primer but it’s a random recipe online and I don’t see anything else. We are going to paint/stain everything ourselves to make sure it’s natural, but is there anything else I should be looking into specifying for the contractor? Or any advice for what I’m currently looking into?

We hired our neighbor contractor to renovate a very old home—gutting it to the studs and finishing everything. I’m having a baby a couple months after it’s done and we’ll be moved in, so I’m especially making sure it’s nontoxic on a budget. Right now I’m trying to figure out the best affordable drywall compound, as well as the best natural primer for limewash paint. I think I see something similar to limewash that can be used as primer but it’s a random recipe online and I don’t see anything else. We are going to paint/stain everything ourselves to make sure it’s natural, but is there anything else I should be looking into specifying for the contractor? Or any advice for what I’m currently looking into?