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About 3 months ago STW told me what shed to buy. Finally got it up (thanks MC, ChrisL, and Stephen and Mark if you're on here...) and the outside paint/protection sorted but I want to do the inside to brighten it up and make it easier to clean.
Seen a lot of conflicting advice though. Some people say don't, it traps moisture. Some say use an outside paint just like you use for the outside of the shed, or similar. Some say just slap on cheap emulsion. I don't have any idea which is right... It's a good ched, shiplap and all solid wood and it was bloody expensive so I do want to look after it.
So once again STW tell me what to think! Any advice much appreciated.
I bought some dirt cheap white emulsion from b&q. Slapped on first coat on a 3rd of the roof interior, looked a bit transparent and but was confident a 2nd coat would improve it. 2nd coat made no difference. Never bothered to finish it. #truestory
The trouble with cheap emulsion is the very act of applying the second coat can scrub off the first. Cuprinol garden shades or similar will do it.
I used Cuprinol Garden Shades on the inside of the kids' playhouse, although it's draughty enough that I can't ever see moisture being an issue. 2 coats covered the various brown/black splotches from where they'd tried to paint it themselves.
I stained mine both sides before I built it, gave it two coats. As it has no windows I don't think I'll ever need to do the inside ever again. Sorry, that doesn't help much.
This is single track...
Hand crafted linseed oil paint applied with a badger hair brush*
As paints go I believe linseed paint is actually good for not creating a plastic seal that gets your wood soft when out in the garden.
*Sustainably sourced from dreaded road badger smush.
Thanks folks, garden shades it is!
Garden shades for the win, and even a bigger win if you get it from the local paint place that sells dented/sploshed/ tins......
We ply lined our summer house - aka cheap one... worked great as an office, and with bubble wrap silver foil in-between the panels, stays cool in summer.
Garden shades white on a Tuin here. No moisture / damp problems and the shed has continued to grow and shrink an inch and a half or so across seasons with no warping. I tried spraying it, but that was a route to madness and a complete waste of time (I'm a spraying noob, so if you can already do it, ignore me) but a roller and brush worked just fine.
On a related note, we have a 'summer house' in the garden, aka a 5'x4' shed with windows/double doors on the front. It's damp in there in the winter, such that the deckchairs we have stored in there are going a bit mouldy.
Now, I know the roofing felt needs sorting, as there's some damp patches on the chipboard roof panels on the inside (I think they're from a nail through the felt). So, plan is to replace the panels with some marine play and new felt, all easy enough. However, I also reckon that some better ventilation can't hurt either, so what's the best way to do that?
**EDIT** It's this kinda thing:
I used the remains from a leftover tin of Dulux emulsion, watered down. 2 coats and it has made a world of difference. I also found the dregs of a tin of some danish oil (or similar) and slopped a couple of coats on the floor. Definitely worth doing, and the old creaky shed looks like new!