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I would also add that up there near the beautiful Tay you'll be hard pushed to have anything last for anything like 8-10 years. 3-4 is a good bet.
stephen.wood125 wrote:Fair point; For our stuff, it's the salt air and changeable weather I think.
Our customer asked why we don't have the problem in Sweden as they have larger temp swings, we put it down to the salt content.
It's a lovely spot up there- far prettier than my native Cheshire!
Mike G wrote:As you might imagine, I now specify Bedec paint for all exterior woodwork. For windows, you want the MSP, which has a deeper density of pigment than the Barn paint. I guess the one disadvantage of Bedec is that the range of colours is still relatively small: about 40.
stoneface wrote:Hi Mike, Do you recommend using it without a primer as they suggest?
Mike G wrote:As you might imagine, I now specify Bedec paint for all exterior woodwork. For windows, you want the MSP, which has a deeper density of pigment than the Barn paint. I guess the one disadvantage of Bedec is that the range of colours is still relatively small: about 40.
billybuntus wrote:.... I would only ever use plywood externally for temporary rough work. It does not like water or temperature change.
RogerS wrote:billybuntus wrote:.... I would only ever use plywood externally for temporary rough work. It does not like water or temperature change.
Wonder what boat-builders use to protect marine ply ?
Andyp wrote:Thats worrying Tes. I suspect that the Ronseal stuff is also suffering from a reduction in VOCs. I am tempted to get som ef this next time I have room in the car. Bird Brand Creosote. Sadly for you it is anything but transparent.
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