What method would make a timber water proof best other than paint
Kiddo
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 03:23:39 PM
l am making a home of timber logs. Want the bathroom to be water resistant. Kiddo Mind you, this is tropical country.Do not wanna use paint.
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Beans
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 05:23:22 PM
Check out Linseed Oil to condition the wood. I have used this Beans in painting houses on raw wood on the exterior, then we painted over it Registered User with Kilz and then paint. This was a very moldy area we were preparing. Joined: Saturday, 22nd of May 2010, 17:25:16 Posts: 1639 Viewed 7838 times
Googley Bear
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 12:30:28 AM
Use wood that is already rot and insect resistant like teak, Googley Bear cypress,redwood, cedar, etc.. Registered User Joined: Tuesday, 11th of May 2010, 22:10:25 Posts: 656 Viewed 19430 times
Pumpkito
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 03:01:34 PM
polyurethane, or Thompson is water seal, Pumpkito Registered User Joined: Wednesday, 21st of April 2010, 11:16:28 Posts: 1114 Viewed 13001 times
Stevie Poo
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Sunday, 15th of August 2010 08:32:03 AM
you need to treat the timber first before using it, I think Stevie Poo that is the first step.Oh! but I have another idea, what about fibre glass Registered User with a wooden finishing, and actually it should be put on hollow bricks, I Joined: Wednesday, 21st of April 2010, 02:23:15 hope I am communicating across.Better still if you could make it like Posts: 212 cabin logs!!!! Viewed 8443 times
Macho
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Monday, 16th of August 2010 09:59:31 PM
How tropical is the country? Macho Registered User I've lived in the tropics for a couple of years in two different countries Joined: Tuesday, 25th of May 2010, 05:25:57 and no one builds out of wood. It is not because of water rot, but because Posts: 1333 ants will eat anyting wooden in a matter of a few years. The very poorest Viewed 11213 times might make a shed/house out of wood but they know they will have to rebuild
it every few years and they are just flimsy sheds.
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