old black beams
 

Morning

We have a C17th house, lots of exposed beams etc. In one room they have all
been painted black and I was wondering what our options are regardign
stripping or recolouring them.

I don't really like the idea old stripping as there are lots of stripped
beams in other bits of the house and was wondering about painting them off
white with some sort of olde worldy lime wash or something.

How out of charachter is this? It is not as if I'm going to shove gloss
paint on them.

Any thoughts or ideas on stipping if we decide to go that way?

TIA

David

old black beams
 

DavidD wrote:

Morning

We have a C17th house, lots of exposed beams etc. In one room they have all
been painted black and I was wondering what our options are regardign
stripping or recolouring them.

I don't really like the idea old stripping as there are lots of stripped
beams in other bits of the house and was wondering about painting them off
white with some sort of olde worldy lime wash or something.

How out of charachter is this? It is not as if I'm going to shove gloss
paint on them.

Any thoughts or ideas on stipping if we decide to go that way?



get them blasted with calcium carbonate, and then coat em with danish oil.

Makes a ****ing mess, you need to ape up every crevice with poly sheet,
but its the answer to cruddy beams.

I wouldn't paint meself, cos I like to look at wood grain. Just a small
pervy tic really :-)


TIA

David

old black beams
 

I would advise against any from of sandblasting or abrasives. The chances
are there has probably been (many years ago) some woodworm activity. If you
sandblast your beams will end up looking like the inside of a crunchie bar.

If you want to go down the route of stripping, try this link:

http://www.stripperspaintremovers.co..._to_remove.htm

In terms of other finishes and whether they are in character, consult:

www.periodproperty.co.uk
and/or
www.spab.org.uk

Andy F

"DavidD" wrote in message
. ..
Morning

We have a C17th house, lots of exposed beams etc. In one room they have
all
been painted black and I was wondering what our options are regardign
stripping or recolouring them.

I don't really like the idea old stripping as there are lots of stripped
beams in other bits of the house and was wondering about painting them off
white with some sort of olde worldy lime wash or something.

How out of charachter is this? It is not as if I'm going to shove gloss
paint on them.

Any thoughts or ideas on stipping if we decide to go that way?

TIA

David

old black beams
 

Depends what the wood is and how hard. I used an old 2.5cm wood
chisel used a scraper on some old (very hard) oak beams and some
old pine ones. Once you get the angle right stripping is quite quick and
you can control how much you take off in softer areas. It is quite
hard work but I reckon its worth it for the good finish

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Peter Scott
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"DavidD" wrote in message
. ..
Morning

We have a C17th house, lots of exposed beams etc. In one room they have
all
been painted black and I was wondering what our options are regardign
stripping or recolouring them.

I don't really like the idea old stripping as there are lots of stripped
beams in other bits of the house and was wondering about painting them off
white with some sort of olde worldy lime wash or something.

How out of charachter is this? It is not as if I'm going to shove gloss
paint on them.

Any thoughts or ideas on stipping if we decide to go that way?

TIA

David

old black beams
 

How close can you get a power plane to the beams ?, it may cut the ammout you need to chizel down .........

Rick

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:54:28 +0100, "Peter Scott" wrote:
Depends what the wood is and how hard. I used an old 2.5cm wood
chisel used a scraper on some old (very hard) oak beams and some
old pine ones. Once you get the angle right stripping is quite quick and
you can control how much you take off in softer areas. It is quite
hard work but I reckon its worth it for the good finish

--
__________________________________________________ ______________

Peter Scott
__________________________________________________ ______________


"DavidD" wrote in message
. ..
Morning

We have a C17th house, lots of exposed beams etc. In one room they have
all
been painted black and I was wondering what our options are regardign
stripping or recolouring them.

I don't really like the idea old stripping as there are lots of stripped
beams in other bits of the house and was wondering about painting them off
white with some sort of olde worldy lime wash or something.

How out of charachter is this? It is not as if I'm going to shove gloss
paint on them.

Any thoughts or ideas on stipping if we decide to go that way?

TIA

David