Best products to paint and restore our wood conservatory

mrmmhf · 21 August 2019 at 10:30AM

We purchased a house last year that had a new conservatory and we thought that it would be in good order for years to come. Annoyingly, the previous owners skimped in its construction and last winter it leaked in a few places and was a tad drafty as a result of fine cracks that have formed.

After a getting some people to look at it, it's transpired that the conservatory was built from a soft wood, not treated, not primed and then painted with an interior/exterior paint.

The wood, thankfully, is still OK, so we wanted to sand the entire conservatory down, treat the wood, prime it and then paint it.

We need to please get suggestions on the best products for the job:

Wood treatment
Primer
Paint

Aylesbury_Duck · 21 August 2019 at 10:54AM

It's a good plan but there's a flaw. Unless you deconstruct it to make sure you treat all the surfaces, including the joints and where the glazing meets the frame and beading, those will always be the parts that deteriorate fastest because that's where water will accumulate. Those leaks and cracks won't seal themselves.

I don't know how financially feasible this is, but how about leaving it until it's reached the end of its life and replacing it? I fear you could spend a lot of effort sanding, priming and painting, only to find you still have leaks and draughts and that it eventually rots anyway.

Davesnave · 21 August 2019 at 3:10PM

We inherited a softwood conservatory, by then about 5 years old and in relatively poor condition, despite being constructed at considerable expense. This was no great problem, as we'd factored-in demolition and replacement from the first viewing.

But the way you're speaking about draughts it sounds as if you want to use the conservatory like a room, but it will never be like a part of the house. By all means keep it a while to assess whether you really want a conservatory, or whether you want a garden room, but I agree with the post above that it will probably have limited long term value.

Best products to paint and restore our wood conservatory

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