Painting a cabin

antodeco

Hi all,
I am looking to paint my wooden cabin the back. Its roughly 21' x 18' foot its fairly lodge. When it was built, I ensured there was a 3' area around it kept free, so access around it isint a problem.

What would be the best protective wood paint to use, and would I be best using a standard brush, or what exactly? Im not a massive painter, so I want to make sure I am doing this correct!

Thanks

jack of all

Can you put up a picture or two to give an indication of the type of structure you're talking about? What type of wood cladding is used, ship lap, t & g, rough sawn or planed etc? Has the wood been coated before, what type of treatment was used, is the existing finish sound, has the wood degraded from exposure to the elements. A couple of pictures will answer a lot of these questions and then you should be able to get some detailed answers here to help you on your way.

antodeco

This is the cabin here:



except mine is in the garden.

It was treated 2 years ago this year, with light oak finish. These are the actual dimensions and plans: http://www.coppolacabins.ie/index.php?pg=bray_a

A full breakdown of the wood is here:

http://www.coppolacabins.ie/why_choose_us

Thanks

the great purveyor of mediocrity

Jaysus, that's class, nicer than a lot of houses. How much did that set you back? Must have cost a fair bit. I recently renovated all my garden furniture and upgraded them all to a lovely blue type colour. I'll tell you exactly what it is....hold on.....heading out to the garage........ it is "Cuprinol Garden Shades" and the colour is "Forget Me Not". Everything looks really well, a lot of cleaning and sanding in advance but well worth it.

jack of all

Me too- nice cabin, looks like a quality product! Now, if this were a bog standard shed I'd say use any of the standard DIY shed and fence treatments by Cuprinol, Ronseal etc. But with a serious investment like this I think you need to ask yourself a couple of questions- do I want to maintain the original colour and finish, do I want to change the colour altogether, how often do I want to maintain the finish etc. Cheapest option is the Cuprinol/ Ronseal option but in my onion these are not high performance coatings, which is reflected in their cost and you will probably need to re-apply on a yearly basis. Applying layers of these types of finish over time results in obscuring the grain and real wood appearance- most of these finishes are little more than an emulsion paint! If it were me I'd like to continue using the original finish which was applied- ask the supplier what they use or recommend. Failing that I would suggest something like Sikkens:
http://sikkens.trade-decorating.co.uk/products/index.jsp

or a traditional favourite such as translucent coating by Sadolin.

First stop is your original supplier I think and see how you get on.

antodeco

Contacted the supplier and it's €540 to get done. A lot more than I hoped!

jack of all

Sounds expensive but if you are prepared to do the work yourself I can't imagine that good quality paint/ stain treatments would come to more than €125 for a structure that size. Preparation as always is the biggest part of the job and this must be reflected in the price.