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Shed treatment query
Pete W
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I have a new shed. It is was pre-treated with a water based substance by the company that built it, but they advised me to treat it with an oil-based product, e.g decking oil, within several weeks. I would like to paint the shed a wife-friendly colour and would like to know if I need to treat it with oil before I paint it, or if there is a paint that will do both jobs, or if, even if there is a paint that will do this, I should treat it with oil anyway?? I have searched the other threads and can't find answer to this exact question. Thanks for any help. Pete W
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We used Cuprinol Garden Shades too, I like the wood showing through slightly. Though, after a second coat it hardly shows at all. It preserves the wood but lets it breathe.
Another vote here for Cuprinol Garden Shades - our builder was very impressed with its coverage too.
http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/garden_colour/colour_selector/index.jsp
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think Pete it is really a choice between, oil product or paint, rather than both.
Read the paint tin, it may need a primer, but if I were going to paint I would not use a decking oil first as there could well be compatibility issues between the two systems.
My own preference is for sadolin stains, expensive as hell, but last the longest in my experience and are pleasant enough to work with.
Thanks again.
Modern water-based wood treatments are very good and will prevent water penetrating, especially if you use several coats. However, storing paper based products in an unheated outbuilding can lead to issues due to the large variations in humidity and temperature which can lead to condensation. Anyone who leaves steel tools out in an unheated garage or shed knows that they will rust, even if it is perfectly dry as humidity in the air causes water to condense on them when they become cooler than the air in there. A layer of insulation on the inside walls and roof should help, such as rockwool or insulated sheeting such as Celotex. Both of those would need a layer of something covering them, such as thin plywood. You would ideally run a dehumidifer in there which would require a mains supply. An alternative would be to keep everything in air-tight plastic boxes.
Some links which may help:
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8197700_store-books-garage.html
http://www.realsimple.com/magazine-more/inside-magazine/ask-real-simple/store-books