Water Protector and painting

[Gary Yarrow Regulatory Compliance Office, So.Da]

To any of you house painters out there!

I amin the process of restoring a Craftsman style house, with the
present project of stripping down the house (yes-to the bare wood),
and then repainting. A friend told me, that he was told by the wood
institute at U Wis-Madison, that a good way to stope future peeling, is
to first treat the wood with a wood preservative such as Thompson's
Water Seal. Whats your opinions on this? In some ways it makes sense,
but I wonder about how the primer, etc. will adhere. He said that the
theory is that the Thompsons (etc.) will help prevent water vapor from
getting to the outside paint (this is a 60+ yr old house, I'm sure that
there is no vapor barrier inside). I would really appreciate any
comments. Is there anyone out there that works at the wood institute?

Thanks.
Gary cm0...@sdsumus.sdstate.edu

_______________________________________________________________________
MY opionions only, no reflection on any organization that I belong to
am associated with.
________________________________________________________________________
Gary Yarrow
Environmental Regulatory Compliance Office
SH 153; Box 2202
SDSU
Brookings, SD 57007
cm0...@sdsumus.sdstate.edu

[Ray Trent]

In article <02SEP94.14566...@sdsumus.sdstate.edu>,
Gary Yarrow Regulatory Compliance Office,

>I amin the process of restoring a Craftsman style house, with the

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>present project of stripping down the house (yes-to the bare wood),

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>and then repainting. A friend told me, that he was told by the wood

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[CARTE...@delphi.com]

- To any of you house painters out there!
- I amin the process of restoring a Craftsman style house, with the
- present project of stripping down the house (yes-to the bare wood),
- and then repainting. A friend told me, that he was told by the wood
- institute at U Wis-Madison, that a good way to stope future peeling, is
- to first treat the wood with a wood preservative such as Thompson's
- Water Seal. Whats your opinions on this? In some ways it makes sense,
- but I wonder about how the primer, etc. will adhere. He said that the
- theory is that the Thompsons (etc.) will help prevent water vapor from
- getting to the outside paint (this is a 60+ yr old house, I'm sure that
- there is no vapor barrier inside). I would really appreciate any
- comments. Is there anyone out there that works at the wood institute?
- Thanks.
- Gary cm0...@sdsumus.sdstate.edu
- _______________________________________________________________________
- MY opionions only, no reflection on any organization that I belong to
- am associated with.
- Gary Yarrow
- Environmental Regulatory Compliance Office
- SH 153; Box 2202
- SDSU
- Brookings, SD 57007
- cm0...@sdsumus.sdstate.edu
- .

After you take it down to bare wood use a premiun latex primer then
two (2) coats of a premium latex paint! Latex paint breaths.

RJ from the Pacific Northwest
things & etc in wood

Bug free, cheap, or on time. Pick two.

Rainbow V 1.04 for Delphi

[Stavros Macrakis]

In article <02SEP94.14566...@SDSUMUS.SDSTATE.EDU> "Gary
Yarrow" <CM...@SDSUMUS.SDSTATE.EDU> writes:

I am in the process of restoring a Craftsman style house, with the
present project of stripping down the house ... and then
repainting. [I was told] that a good way to stop future peeling, is

to first treat the wood with a wood preservative such as Thompson's

Water Seal....the theory is that the Thompsons will help prevent
water vapor from getting to the outside paint...

This sort of subject is discussed fairly often on misc.consumers.house.
In fact, I maintain a Housepainting FAQ in that group (which I'll send
you by private E-mail).

The FPL does indeed recommend treating exterior wood with a wax-based
water repellant such as Thompson's. But this is for exterior furniture
and the like, where you can cover all sides of the article in question,
and breathability isn't an issue. On old house siding, this is not the
case, and putting on water repellant isn't recommended by anyone I've
consulted. After all, if it DOES succeed in keeping the water vapor
in, you are just asking for trouble -- the siding will rot.

If you have peeling, you have moisture. The moisture may be water
vapor (as you suspect) or it may be liquid water from roof leaks,
gutter problems, etc. Your first step is to make sure your roof and
gutters are in good shape. Then, try to take care of the biggest
sources of moisture in the house by installing exhaust fans in the
kitchen and bathroom (if you don't have them already).

Finally, use a paint formulation that breathes well. Latex primer and
two latex topcoats are a good solution -- and use the best-quality
paint. See the FAQ for more detail.

-s