+- Austinsevenfriends (https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum)
+-- Forum: Austin Seven Friends Forum (https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=1)
+--- Forum: Forum chat... (https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=14)
+--- Thread: Workshop Insulation (/showthread.php?tid=3636)
RE: Workshop Insulation - andrew34ruby - 14-12-2019
Forty years ago I built a large brick and concrete-block garage, asbestos cement corrugated roof, with just one large clear panel in the middle. the clear panel is great for providing light, but it rained off that one panel. A dehumidifier soon stopped that rain, and has continued to keep the place dry ever since.
As I get older i find it difficult to drag myself out there in winter, but once busy the cold isn't a problem.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Charles P - 14-12-2019
Insulated, quilted overalls folks. Essential.
Even on a really cold day I don't notice it
Charles
RE: Workshop Insulation - Steve Jones - 14-12-2019
(14-12-2019, 04:51 PM)Charles P Wrote: Insulated, quilted overalls folks. Essential.
Even on a really cold day I don't notice it
Charles
Must try some. Today, two sweat shirts, two pairs of trousers and a pair of overalls. Bailed out and back into the warm after 45 minutes!
Must be getting old
Steve
RE: Workshop Insulation - Chris KC - 14-12-2019
Above all I recommend thermal insoles for your work boots / shoes.
Also, whatever time of year, a high density foam camping mat any time you need to lie on the floor.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Jamie - 15-12-2019
First step completed today: guttering and downpipes fitted. Now just need to wait for a dry spell so that I can paint it with waterproofing.
Jamie.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Nigel Ricardo - 15-12-2019
Jamie
What I did with mine (erected November 2018) was give a coat of waterbased to protect it over the winter as the wood was still damp and then gave it 2 coats of spirit based in the spring, it seems to work alright as its still natural wood colour.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Martin Prior - 15-12-2019
Nigel - exactly what I'd recommend in the circumstances.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Jamie - 15-12-2019
(15-12-2019, 05:33 PM)Nigel Ricardo Wrote: Jamie
What I did with mine (erected November 2018) was give a coat of waterbased to protect it over the winter as the wood was still damp and then gave it 2 coats of spirit based in the spring, it seems to work alright as its still natural wood colour.
That is helpful. Thank you for the suggestion. I had not realised that you could put a spirit based oil over a water based one. I had thought that they were incompatible for some reason. Do either of you recommend any particular products?
Regards,
Jamie.
RE: Workshop Insulation - Martin Prior - 15-12-2019
Jamie, we usually use Cuprinol or Ronseal products. Spirit-based preservative will take perfectly happily on well-dried timber that's previously been treated with a water-based products, but you may have problems the other way round.
You'll almost certainly have to go to a proper builders' merchant for spirit-based preservative. DIY stores only sell nasty water-based stuff!
RE: Workshop Insulation - Nigel Ricardo - 15-12-2019
Toolstation 68513