Pine cladding

Francesanne

We've recently moved home. The room we're planning to make our study currently has 2 walls covered in untreated pine cladding. I have no objection to cladding but do know from previous experience it darkens with age when varnished. This room has only a very small window so really want to make the room bright and cheerful as possible. My sister tells me cladding needs painting. Removing cladding is not an option. Is painting the only sensible option? if so what's the correct way to go about painting it. Many thanks for any advice.

aggypanthus

I would use eggshell paint, but I dont know if it needs a primer or undercoat.Why cant you remove it?

Francesanne

aggypanthus wrote: »

I would use eggshell paint, but I dont know if it needs a primer or undercoat.Why cant you remove it?

Unsure what lurks behind! taking easy option and leaving well alone. Think we need special primer to seal knots. Thought of using Garden Shades as easy way out but others not impressed with that idea.

aggypanthus

We used cladding in a summerhouse, I remember now we primed it first.

I agree that the garden shades arent very nice lol, go to homebase, pick a colour and have it mixed in eggshell.

savemoney

I used Zinseer bullseye 123 on three vanished (living room, kitchen and front porch) clad ceilings than added water based paint and that worked for use


No need to sand it down just paint it on sticks to thick vanish


http://s23.postimg.org/cohtdreln/IMG_20141215_110718.jpg
http://s12.postimg.org/k1yecfrm5/IMG_20141215_110734.jpg

some examples kitchen and living room

gnimia

Wire wool and Briwax. you can get lighter 'shades'
Mucky, slow job but it will look (and feel) amazing when finished. And look really natural unlike paint.

Xeorix

You could always sand the varnish off the pine and then add plasterboard to it, or drywall it.

Might be cheaper just to rip it out and plaster behind it.

If you're not fussed about the cladding, just make sure you sand it down well, prime it and then paint

Francesanne

Xeorix wrote: »

You could always sand the varnish off the pine and then add plasterboard to it, or drywall it.

Might be cheaper just to rip it out and plaster behind it.

If you're not fussed about the cladding, just make sure you sand it down well, prime it and then paint

Thankfully not varnished. Think it's looking like the priming and painting route but will checkout wire wool & Briwax suggestion.

Francesanne

savemoney wrote: »

I used Zinseer bullseye 123 on three vanished (living room, kitchen and front porch) clad ceilings than added water based paint and that worked for use


No need to sand it down just paint it on sticks to thick vanish


http://s23.postimg.org/cohtdreln/IMG_20141215_110718.jpg
http://s12.postimg.org/k1yecfrm5/IMG_20141215_110734.jpg

some examples kitchen and living room

You've done a really nice job. Will be well pleased if ours turns out so nice. Relieved our isn't varnished. Will make it easier for me.