paint/creosote

[gorsy bank lofts]

hi all,

my lofts need a make over, trouble is one has been varnished in past and is flaking off, tried covering it with creosote without much luck also tried that water based fence paint that dont last long.

anyone tried anything that might cover and last???

dont really want gloss paint.

i have 70 ft of loft to cover so a fair bit to do

 

atb

 

lyndon :-/

[ALF]

If the wood is pourus get yourself some used engine oil from a mechanic/garage near you and treat the loft with that You'll be amazed how will it comes up and the rain just runs off it I have my y/b loft done in it

[ALF]

Here's the 1 i did earlier

 

[gorsy bank lofts]

:-/eva tried mixing creosote/engine oil ??????

[ALF]

:-/eva tried mixing creosote/engine oil ??????

 

I thought about it but i got the oil for nowt and creosote costs money mate ;D ;D ;D ;D ps..it's goes on like gloss paint

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

 

I thought about it but i got the oil for nowt and creosote costs money mate ;D ;D ;D ;D ps..it's goes on like gloss paint

 

It does excactly what it says on the tin. Keeps the loft door from squeeking  

 

 

[nogin]

IF YOU PUT TO MUCH OIL IN IT, IT CRYSTALISES .....GRITTY  

[gorsy bank lofts]

sound like thats a job then,wonder if my girlfriends any good with a brush  ;D

[cemetary]

Here's the 1 i did earlier

 

 

Might ave trimmed the felt.

 

Engine oil/real cresote does the trick.   ;) ;)

 

 

[gorsy bank lofts]

IF YOU PUT TO MUCH OIL IN IT, IT CRYSTALISES .....GRITTY  

 

what would you say ratio creosote to oil would be to prevent this happening ???

thanks

[ALF]

I'm trimming no felt i payed for it all so it stays :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[cemetary]

 

what would you say ratio creosote to oil would be to prevent this happening ???

thanks

 

3/4 cresote, - 1/4 oil  

 

 

[cemetary]

I'm trimming no felt i payed for it all so it stays :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

That will be a first then,  ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P

[nogin]

 

what would you say ratio creosote to oil would be to prevent this happening ???

thanks

 

10% TO A GALLON M8 IDEAL

[ALF]

 

That will be a first then,  ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P

 

Couldnae get any felt off anybody but i'm on the lookout for tin sheets for my big loft roof or asbestos sheets if anybody has enough to do a 24ft loft ;) ;)

[cemetary]

 

Couldnae get any felt off anybody but i'm on the lookout for tin sheets for my big loft roof or asbestos sheets if anybody has enough to do a 24ft loft ;) ;)

 

To go with yer tin heed, Mootcher,  ;D ;D ;D ;D see what i can doo for you at a price,  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[gorsy bank lofts]

 

Couldnae get any felt off anybody but i'm on the lookout for tin sheets for my big loft roof or asbestos sheets if anybody has enough to do a 24ft loft ;) ;)

 

done mine last year with coated tin sheets(sick if repairing leaks in felt).brilliant stuff.

cost about £100 with fittings for 32ft loft.

wouldnt touch asbestos(dont think its available anymore) besides health risk.

that new unduline stuff is crap put some on field shelters for horses didnt last the winter.

tin by far best ive found straight on top of felt gives extra proofing just in case you get a hole in tin.

 

hope this helps

[gorsy bank lofts]

 

10% TO A GALLON M8 IDEAL

 

is that 10% oil to gallon of creosote or other way round? :-/

[nogin]

 

is that 10% oil to gallon of creosote or other way round? :-/

 

YIP10% OIL TO 1 GAL CREOSOTE  8)

[gorsy bank lofts]

 

YIP10% OIL TO 1 GAL CREOSOTE  8)

 

CHEERS

[badgeman]

Just coated my lofts today ,i used green fencing paint and added half a litre of cheap pva builders glue/sealant per gallon stirred in well  ,it was dry in ten minutes ,leaves a lovely colour when dry and wont need doing again for years, it cost six pounds for a 5 litre tin of fence paint and the pva was 5 pounds a litre , cheap as chips and a nice colour finish.

[greenlands]

If your going to put engine oil x creosote anywhere near your loft try it on the back first to see what it turns out like.If it's not what you like your not looking at it all the time and you can't get it off.The reason your varnish is coming off when you first put it on you should have thinned it down to allow it to soak into the wood.JMO.

Lindsay

[Guest strapper]

be aware shops are fazing creosote out..many shops now dont sell it!

soon only companies will be allowed to buy it.

 

summut to do with it possibly causing cancer...or summut like that....but that only applys to continual use with it...in my opinion not your average DIY person, who would just use it once every couple of years.

[Guest chrisss]

be aware shops are fazing creosote out..many shops now dont sell it!

soon only companies will be allowed to buy it.

 

summut to do with it possibly causing cancer...or summut like that....but that only applys to continual use with it...in my opinion not your average DIY person, who would just use it once every couple of years.

 

can't get the stuff around here anymore the guy i went to sold me something he claimed was "a good sub almost as good as creosote" it smelt like it but that was all :B :B :B :B :B