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Not very clued up on painting sheds. Got a new shed, manufacturer recommends an oil based waterproof paint. My Dad used Barn Paint for his shed, but quite expensive. Was looking at B&Q and the cheap Cuprinol/Ronseal offerings but the reviews are terrible, seems like it washes off in the rain!
Then I thought I found it! Wickes do creosote, very affordable, oil based solvent, ticks the boxes but then pretty bad for the environment (but protects the wood so hmmm dunno) and then....
What if the powers that be then decide to impose further restrictions on creosote or ban it outright, won't I be stuck with a shed I can't paint with anything else because of the creosote soaked into it?
Recommend moon on stick shed paint: affordable, waterproof, environmentally friendly and not going to be banned soon? Is it still Wickes creosote?
edit: I've looked briefly about creosote and am put off the idea of using it now, but if you have any recommendations for the next best thing would love to hear them. Thanks.
We have a shed facing the North Sea. It gets the full force of any north easterly storm. It’s about 20years old now and creosoted every year. There are huts on the site which are 40+ years old which get the same treatment. I know it’s not environmentally friendly but it is the best thing I’ve found to protect the wood.
Our new sheds had 2 coats of Barretinne, got it from Toolstation.
Creoseal works well - cheap, goes a long way (we've only ever bought one bottle), takes a long time to fade and water beads up on it for a while after application so does protect quite well.
Downsides - takes ages to dry (longer if you don't shake it to mix properly). Nearly as messy as creosote. Only slightly more environmentally friendly than creosote.
Is it proper creosote or a substitute? I'd use the proper stuff, it is a cheap and effective preservative.
I didn't think you could still buy real creosote?
Think it's still available for farmers but not house hold use.
This is the stuff I was looking at from Wickes, called Creocote, I guess if the general public can buy it from a big chain then it must be a substitute?
The Barretinne looks a good contender.
With products like these with 48hr drying times, if weather predictions are a few relatively dry days, but probably damp in air, is it worth doing it this time of year on a new shed - shed was put up in rain so is already damp inside & out. Be ok to just wait till other side of spring, or strike while iron hot (ie before it really goes wet and hints at freezing here down south)?
I have a shed in our back garden on the north east coast (of England) which has lasted perfectly well with it's original two coats of Cuprinol Garden Shades for the last 5 years.
Very easy to put on and clean up after ( water-based). Hasn't washed off in the rain yet, despite having had lashings of sea-blown rain chucked at it.
Due a re-coat in the spring, but the wood's all good.
Proper creosote is now industrial only. I recently got some creocote, too early to see how it's holding up but it's certainly easy to paint and can't peel off or get damaged like coloured wood paint/stains
The company that built our shed recommend we use Barretinne .
Recently cleared out my late mums garage and found a 30 year old 5 litre tub of proper creosote. The smell of my childhood summers! I’m saving it for a treat 😀
Whatever you treat it with will need doing every 2 or 3 years anyway. Having done our shed with paint and fence with coloured preserver, it seems to come down to price vs time. 3 coats of paint on the shed vs 2 coats on the fence of cuprinol preserver, which is much more expensive but the fence was in a pretty bad way, should be good for a bit longer now.