I went rampant with the chestnut wood stain today and it has brought the big old beams up to a wonderful, rich lustre.
I am particularly pleased with how the central beam in the attic has come up, as it was in quite a state before, with paint residue, old plaster, filler and expanding foam remnants tainting its beauty. I also covered the beam on the 1st floor landing and the bedroom doorframe which now look lush against the clean white walls. I was finally able to clean the attic up a bit this afternoon and return the bed to its rightful position. Shame about the floor but that is a major job for another day.
The attic window has been bugging me for some while as it really lets the room down, so Andy dug out the old rotten wood and removed the old mortar from the window ledge before renewing the mortar
and laying two pieces of recovered timber from the barn which have been stained with the chestnut woodstain. The side walls will eventually be skimmed smooth and the window panes cleaned up which just leaves the woodwork above the window to be treated, as it is affected by the capricorn beetle and is in need of some TLC.
The last remaining job in the attic will be the chimney breast which shows signs of seepage and staining from the chimney and previous water leaks.
We will create a wooden frame and then erect plasterboard which will provide a much neater finish. Onwards, troops, onwards!
I am particularly pleased with how the central beam in the attic has come up, as it was in quite a state before, with paint residue, old plaster, filler and expanding foam remnants tainting its beauty. I also covered the beam on the 1st floor landing and the bedroom doorframe which now look lush against the clean white walls. I was finally able to clean the attic up a bit this afternoon and return the bed to its rightful position. Shame about the floor but that is a major job for another day.
The attic window has been bugging me for some while as it really lets the room down, so Andy dug out the old rotten wood and removed the old mortar from the window ledge before renewing the mortar 
and laying two pieces of recovered timber from the barn which have been stained with the chestnut woodstain. The side walls will eventually be skimmed smooth and the window panes cleaned up which just leaves the woodwork above the window to be treated, as it is affected by the capricorn beetle and is in need of some TLC.
The last remaining job in the attic will be the chimney breast which shows signs of seepage and staining from the chimney and previous water leaks. 
We will create a wooden frame and then erect plasterboard which will provide a much neater finish. Onwards, troops, onwards!
2 comments:
You guys are plasterboard crazy! You got shares in Lafarge or what?
Plasterboard? It's the neatest and cleanest solution. Besides that, there is no way any lambris is making its way into THIS house, thank you very much!
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