Cladding an office

[gobbypunk]

So this has been a big job first we went to the woods and chose the logs then milled them dried them cut ,planned,sanded and now fitting them so now I will try and get some photos uploaded 

[gobbypunk]

For some reason the colour seems off in the photos as its Redwood will check the settings on my camera and take some more ,

[nepia]

Phones/cameras struggle to show true colour Mark, viz these WRC boards I've recently bought from Dorset,not far from you actually.  Didn't have time to pop in; I was doing there and back in the day

 

I bet your boards are a rich colour and will last longer than mine being indoors

 

Jon

Edited March 24, 2023 by nepia

[gobbypunk]

Hi Jon where did you get them from should have asked me for some but a shame you didn’t have time to pop in ,our cladding is Coast Redwood so it’s very pink and white but not sure what the treatment to use on it 

[nepia]

Do you reckon you could have supplied me with 160 x 3.7m boards @150x35mm?!

 

Got them from Hazelbury Timber Supplies near Sturminster Newton

Edited March 24, 2023 by nepia

[gobbypunk]

With a bit of notice,Paul Courage at Hazelbury yeah we know he can be a funny bugger didnt speak to me for yrs but all good now.

[Squaredy]

On 24/03/2023 at 10:05, gobbypunk said:

So this has been a big job first we went to the woods and chose the logs then milled them dried them cut ,planned,sanded and now fitting them so now I will try and get some photos uploaded 

Very nice.  Did you plane the edges or just the face?

[nepia]

2 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

With a bit of notice,Paul Courage at Hazelbury yeah we know he can be a funny bugger didnt speak to me for yrs but all good now.

You must have said something very bad!  I got on fine with him, especially after telling him to up his prices for the furniture he sells around the south east!

[gobbypunk]

Hi yeah first cut all the boards the same width,then thicknessed then surface planed one side then orbital 120 grit then half lapped the edges so by that stage the edges only needed a quick go with the hand sandpaper so in all a big job and cutting round the plug sockets and windows was a bit of a ball ache ,but not sure what finish to go with .Glad you like it a bit of a shame it didnt get many comments though

[Squaredy]

2 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi yeah first cut all the boards the same width,then thicknessed then surface planed one side then orbital 120 grit then half lapped the edges so by that stage the edges only needed a quick go with the hand sandpaper so in all a big job and cutting round the plug sockets and windows was a bit of a ball ache ,but not sure what finish to go with .Glad you like it a bit of a shame it didnt get many comments though

I have just finished my new porch in coastal redwood too.  Finishing was a ball ache as the preservative treatment I put on actually ended up dying the wood, so to even it up I had to put a dye on the whole lot!

 

I have no advice on finishing except to test it first on scrap which I am sure you know.  If you want to keep it light colour I guess a water based floor varnish might be good?