Whitewashing & creosoting stables

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Evening all. I'm after a bit of stable decor advice! My horses have their stables in an old barn - it is lovely but a little bit dark. My friend suggested whitewashing the walls to brighten it up. However, I’m thinking I might be making a lot of extra work for myself as I assume once I’ve painted them I’ll have to do it every year. Would you recommend whitewashing or would I better just giving the stables a right good clean?!

Also, I was thinking of painting the wooden beams & lintels with creosote (or the fake equivalent!) There is an outside chance that we might want to convert part of the barn at some point in future. Would it cause any problems if we have painted the beams with something creosote-like i.e. the smell or any residue it might leave behind?

Any other tips to smarten the place up would be much appreciated :)

D. x
 
I bought cheap floor paint gloss type and painted mine with it that it meant I could just wipe off the pop stains up the walls:)
 
If potentially going to convert barn, then step away from creosote or anything similar for any permanent beams/fittings as they become impregnated for good!

Why not white paint the upper half of each box, from around top of kick board height? Or add white boarding over existing? (or the type used to line horseboxes with etc)
 
I use whatever white paint is lying around, and yes, that does mean doing it every year.

It only takes an hour and a half per box, brush off with yard brush, sponge down, whip round with paint. After the first time you are only brightening it up with the same colour, so a quick once over looks fine, and as you are doing it every year the surface gets smoother and smoother so uses less paint each time.

Only disadvantage is a speckled floor!
 
Hi everyone,

Thanks for some really useful replies! Hadn't thought of doing just the top half or adding some boards. Also great to have an estimate as to how long it takes to paint & suggestions of what to use. Think you have have covered every base there for me!

Fuzzy - hm, that's what I was thinking. If I didn't use creosote, do you have any suggestions for painting the woodwork? I really just want something to even up the colour as it has had some kind of damp prevention applied in the past & it is a bit gungey-looking in places.

Thanks again!

D. x
 
I'm following with interest. I've just put this pic on another thread, but this is the interior of my stables. The kickboards are very practical and strong, but they aren't the prettiest, and are quite dark after I treated them with cuprinol when new (c 7 years ago).



I fancy the traditional white on the top half and black below. Hopefully the cuprinol will have long soaked in now, so that after a decent primer I will be able to get the paint to 'take'? Bit nervous of doing it and it becoming a splodgy mess :o.
 
Use Cuprinol as a wood preservative it also has the advantage of keeping wood worm at bay.
If anything has been put on the walls before the paint it will come through as orangey stains .
 
GS, yes, that's what I'm worried about, it wouldn't look great if orangey stains leached out through the paint, would it. Maybe I'm best sticking with the cuprinol, which does do a good job.

(Sorry, OP, for the slight hi jack of your thread)
 
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