Questions on white washing a barn

Anonymous-0 · Aug 2, 2009

Couple of questions on white washing a barn:

1 - Barn has not be white washed in probably 40 years, would you power wash the interior prior to white wash, or would this make more of a mess and possible damage to the interior because of the moisture?

2 - Would you hire someone to white wash the inside or would you just buy some cheap latex paint and spray it on yourself? (Barn has been coverted to a horse barn and at the moment livestock is not being housed in it.)

3 - Charge to white wash is 2.00 a running foot - thoughts on price?

4 - What would you determine for white washing as by the running foot? Measure the the perimeter of the barn and multiply by running foot charge? This would include the ceiling?

4 - Questions you would pose to the white washing company?

5- Concerns you would have?

Thanks

RayP(MI) · Aug 2, 2009

I would power wash it, and spray paint it with latex paint. Rental places can fix you up with power washers, airless spray painters. Whitewah is a mess going on, and will be constantly flaking off. Messy stuff.

spiffy1 · Aug 2, 2009

If the wood is pretty dry, I'd opt for a good linseed oil based [for the pure linseed stuff: $$$$, but I've been pretty happy with VanSickle's 500 Hi-Hiding White over 542 primer; I believe they put in Talman's and perhaps a couple other branded cans too] that will soak in. If it does soak in you'll want a primer or a second coat [with this stuff though, even the top coat stuff should saturate better than a latex primer].

Only a couple years on it, but what I've painted so far with it is holding nice [exterior at that] so I may be speaking prematurely - I will say however, if that stuff sticks to wood like it does your skin, it will be on for a long time.

Just got to thinking there may be some wild variables here; if that is interior on a horse barn, will it need to breath? Is there a proper paint for that task?

Uncle Ernie · Aug 2, 2009

Whitewashing is as much about sanitizing as it is making things white. If you no longer care about the sanitation you sure could pressure wash and paint.Pressure washing whitewash will make quite the runny white mess I would think.So be prepared.

Leroy · Aug 3, 2009

That many years I would think it would be so dirty that nothing would hold without getting it cleaned up good and that will mean either pressure cleaning it or getting in there and sanding it (sand blaster) all down to bear wood, nothing will hold to dirt. I think when they regurally rewhite washed they would take rags and water and wash the building down and that would also soften the old finnish enough to grab the new whitewash. My house has the whitewash on the underneeth side of the second floor that was put on before they put a ceiling in the downstairs room.

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