14-01-2013, 11:09 AM
Gosh...My idea of painting is a tray full of paint and a big roller brush, trouble is I've got 13 windows and 2 sets of French windows to do...yuck.
I put in wooden floors throughout the house apart from the bathroom and kitchen and used that acrylic varnish where the brushes are cleaned in water, I gave the floor 4 coats, looks fine.
Yes creosote was the standard preserver but no longer available for general use, I use Cuprinol solvent based as it seems to repel water, having said that it's only a surface treatment, pressure treatment is best and even then it will only penetrate any sapwood in the timber not the heartwood.
Lawrence.
I put in wooden floors throughout the house apart from the bathroom and kitchen and used that acrylic varnish where the brushes are cleaned in water, I gave the floor 4 coats, looks fine.
Yes creosote was the standard preserver but no longer available for general use, I use Cuprinol solvent based as it seems to repel water, having said that it's only a surface treatment, pressure treatment is best and even then it will only penetrate any sapwood in the timber not the heartwood.
Lawrence.
