Hayshed Painting

Capt.Underpants

Any advice on painting the hayshed? Its in bad need of it, esp since we got the new slatted shed beside. I know we could get the professionals in to spray it, but has anyone has any experience of painting it themselves? Esp the roof??

leitrim lad

you can get the proper rollers for painting corrigated sheeting , probably in your local paint shop or co op, or creamery

and i used duck tape to stick 3 handles togethar to get right up on top , and i didnt have to get off the ladder

a 3 eye shed will take about a full day, but over 2 days ,to put on a few coats

Sam Kade

leitrim lad wrote: »

you can get the proper rollers for painting corrigated sheeting , probably in your local paint shop or co op, or creamery

and i used duck tape to stick 3 handles togethar to get right up on top , and i didnt have to get off the ladder

a 3 eye shed will take about a full day, but over 2 days ,to put on a few coats

You must have had sore arms after painting the shed in that fashion, good strong duck tape too. Seriously the only way to paint a shed is to stand up on it and apply pressure to the brush or roller.

irish_bob

if you decide to get contractors in , whatever you do , dont get midland painting in , thier tinkers and they are con men , they advertise in the journal each week and all the guarentees they list are false

Capt.Underpants

Good bits of advice, I would rather do it myself than get some so called profs in - that would be easy option. Thanks!

irish_bob

Capt.Underpants wrote: »

Good bits of advice, I would rather do it myself than get some so called profs in - that would be easy option. Thanks!

thier is a contractor in kildare however who is good , o brien is his name , i think he may have a son who has a seperate business aswell , both are in the journal most weeks

curious guy

In a related topic Is doing the shoots along the haybarn a big job or how would ya go about doing it?

leitrim lad

Sam Kade wrote: »

You must have had sore arms after painting the shed in that fashion, good strong duck tape too. Seriously the only way to paint a shed is to stand up on it and apply pressure to the brush or roller.

ya the duck tape the gray stuff, it has power in it, and lets put it like this , i wont be painting it again without the front loader or a bucket of one of the machines turned around, to stand in

bk1991

is midland painting from tullamore

we got midlands painting they were from tullamore macinernys were there names they did great job excelent coulnt have done better painted all over farm ...theres a crowd in galway who painted fro a gy near me and added deisel to paint now the new shead looks ****ed up because the sun blistered the paint :eek::eek::eek:

irish_bob

bk1991 wrote: »

is midland painting from tullamore

we got midlands painting they were from tullamore macinernys were there names they did great job excelent coulnt have done better painted all over farm ...theres a crowd in galway who painted fro a gy near me and added deisel to paint now the new shead looks ****ed up because the sun blistered the paint :eek::eek::eek:

the crowd i am thinking of are not from tullamore and thier name isnt mcinerney either , the crowd im talking about are tinkers

macflea

hi guys

just watch out for insurance , i rang hibernian who do our farm insurance and they said our farm insurance wouldnt covered it but these guys should have their own insurance. had a crowd into me for painiting sheds i told them they could start the following week , got upnext morning there they were up on the sheds , i aske d to get down as they hadnt given me any insurance details they tried to convince me they were insured, i told them to go away and come back with insurance details , came back nexyt up on roof again and one of gave me his insurance detaiils , told him to stop painting rang ithink theyr were called european insurance based in dublin , they told me insurance null and void , up the yard ahgain told get off the roog again insurance hey gave me was out of date , and to go away , next day back agin with a new insurance policy , rang dublin to confirm it was legite this time rang my own insurance vcompany they said it sounded above board now . gave them go ahead cos once they get into your yard hard to get them out. 3 years later paint is peeling , cost about 5000 to paint three haysheds and thee leantos four column depth. was in a hurry to get them done gor reps and couldnt get time off from work.

rooney32

painted our sheds 3 years ago using soft sweeping brush and a basin for holding paint. used the expensive paint syn oxide with a small bit of thinners 5-10% max. power washed roof beforehand. still ok 3 years after.
we got the "proffesionals" out to price it said we had to use special primer because roof painted before load of b****ox. you will need a few brushes as they get hard after a few hrs. good luck

fastrac

Just thinking out loud here but surely some of the commercial painters would be quoting realistic prices at this stage.

bk1991

fastrac wrote: »

Just thinking out loud here but surely some of the commercial painters would be quoting realistic prices at this stage.

i would think also we got our whole farm painted a while back and wasnt pricey and they done a topclass job but we got it done by different contrators or so called contractors bout ten yrs ago and they charged well adn done a bolx of job

Figerty

Painted the sheds two years ago and are still perfect.

There was a fair amount of surface rust where the zinc had corroded away. However there were no holes, which was great news. Although it was thin in spots it was still safe to walk the galvanise.

I went the whole hog doing this joh, I got out the angle grinder and wire brush and wend down the bare metal, took three solid days and I was siezed afterwards, but it was worth it.

Then I applied a 'Galoxide' (I think primer) first as a base coat. This is vital, anyone who tells you other wise is kidding themselves. It is a rust primer and is heavy and rock hard. I did apply a small amount of thinners, proper thinners, not diesels as someone else had done to them.

Then I applied a finish coat, with a proper roller and it has been great since.

I saw in the Journal that one company uses an extremely high pressure washer, and insists on rust primer where there is any corrosion. I agree with this; but I would question the merit of the pressure washer over mechanical abrasion.

reilig

irish_bob wrote: »

thier is a contractor in kildare however who is good , o brien is his name , i think he may have a son who has a seperate business aswell , both are in the journal most weeks

This family of painters are also of the same ethnic minority that you mention above. They also have similar painting methods which include thinning paint with diesel.

irish_bob

the crowd i refered to earlier are advertised each week in the farmers journal as midland painting and thier based in port laois , my brother had them in a few years ago , he didnt realise they were tinkers untill they arrived , they had polish lads doing most of the work , despite the fact that thier add in the journal makes all kinds of promises and guarentees , they provided no invoice worth talking about and insisted on being paid in cash notes , the same crowd came back a year later trying to flog power hoses , when the brother wouldnt buy , they tore off , next morning , he found his dog poisoned , oh yeah and the paint has nearly all fallen off the sheds aswell

avoid like the plague

irish_bob

reilig wrote: »

This family of painters are also of the same ethnic minority that you mention above. They also have similar painting methods which include thinning paint with diesel.

i was not aware of that , thanks for the info , o brien is not a tinker name so i for one wouldnt not have known , btw , that crowd based in laois were black listed by the farmers journal and couldnt advertise for about six months , that was untill they went to the equality authority , the journal were quick to allow them back , as most people know , tinkers can use the discrimination card at the drop of a hat , they have the support of our liberal pc media to back them up too

thor17

Capt.Underpants wrote: »

Any advice on painting the hayshed? Its in bad need of it, esp since we got the new slatted shed beside. I know we could get the professionals in to spray it, but has anyone has any experience of painting it themselves? Esp the roof??

Hi, I am aware this is going back to 2009 and it is 2016 now. Thank you to everyone that gave advice on boards.ie as it helped me a lot. Firstly I did not paint my shed in 2 days, I have a three tier or bay hayshed with a back fornt and sides. the biggest job was the roof. the lean too area had a load of branches and weeds. and about a foot of soil deposited on it that I had to clear off. I power washed it all down as advised but didn't go to hard as especially the lean too area steel is a bit swiss cheese like, I only stood on the wooden beam areas with an 8x4 plywood panel under my feet and that was dangerous. If I had stood on any area between the wooden beams I would have fallen through and been killed, As it was i was crapping myself trying to paint this roof, I taped roller extension poles together, 3 and 4 to a dosco corrugated roller. the initial one cost me about 26 euros then 17 euro for replacement rollers, they do wear out, I AM ON MY 4TH ONE AND STILL PAINTING. I did use a yard brush as well but found it only useful for areas very close to you and not any good for far reach work. what I did was tape three extensions together and load up the roller and roll the roof from the lean too area, unfortunately this is the best part of te roof and wa sstanding on the worst part. i would not wish this job on my worst enemy, but to do it right you do need to clean it all down and apply the roller as best as possible, I would not endorse standing on top of your shed, the hip area etc as you ewill die doing this. The ares I stood on had wooden beans undernaeth so if the galvanise went I might have some chance of grabbing or being caught by the wooden beam. It is very hard on your arms and legs. I painted the front half using a ladder and using my roller with extensions, but still missed about a foot all the way along, still got to figure this out, when my feet are not killing me I might try to get to the area. I also used blocks at the bottom of the ladder and where I could ratchet strapped the ladder.

whisky_galore

Don't go with the "travelling salesmen", for painting sheds or buying anything at all.

An application form for trouble if there ever was one. It's a wonder many people have failed to wise up about this, only looking for the cheap, quick way out all the time.