| DIY Door Advice 09:56 - Apr 6 with 922 views | Swailsey |
It may not surprise those who know me that I am terrible at DIY. So I have a question.
All of the doors and the stairs banister in my house are oak and varnished, and I want to paint them white, as the oak doesn’t really go with the rest of the decor. What is my best option here?
Sand and repaint?
Paint over varnish?
Get new doors?
Also if I did it myself I would probably remove a load-bearing nail and collapse my house, so any Ipswich recommendations welcome.
Thanks MumsWTD. |  |
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| DIY Door Advice on 10:00 - Apr 6 with 888 views | Ryorry |
Sand and repaint for me, but Guthers and Hugoagogo are your man and woman for this question I think. |  |
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| DIY Door Advice on 10:13 - Apr 6 with 831 views | dickie |
I would personally sand, then use something like BIN primer then paint |  | | |
| DIY Door Advice on 10:14 - Apr 6 with 829 views | bsw72 |
100% sand to reduce the varnish layer(s), prime and repaint , probably with 2 coats for best effect. |  | | |
| DIY Door Advice on 10:23 - Apr 6 with 783 views | OldFart71 |
Of course it depends on the state of the doors and banister. But as most say if they are in good order and unless you are unhappy with the design of the doors then sand down. I'd recommend wearing a dust mask. Prime and then gloss. Use a rougher grit sand paper to start with then a finer one. Fill in any imperfections with wood filler and sand back before priming. | | | |
| DIY Door Advice on 12:48 - Apr 6 with 688 views | Guthrum |
When I've done this for people, tend to sandpaper (to roughen up, not smooth, something for the paint to grip). Then apply a coat (or two) of heavy-duty primer/sealer (such as Zinsser Cover Stain or BIN). Finally undercoat and paint in white.
It's a lot of work. With the doors, may actually be quicker/cheaper to replace. But a lot less messy than trying to remove the varnish, especially if it is old. |  |
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| DIY Door Advice on 12:59 - Apr 6 with 660 views | Swailsey |
| DIY Door Advice on 12:48 - Apr 6 by Guthrum |
When I've done this for people, tend to sandpaper (to roughen up, not smooth, something for the paint to grip). Then apply a coat (or two) of heavy-duty primer/sealer (such as Zinsser Cover Stain or BIN). Finally undercoat and paint in white.
It's a lot of work. With the doors, may actually be quicker/cheaper to replace. But a lot less messy than trying to remove the varnish, especially if it is old. |
Thanks all, really informative as always. This is the thing, I’m minded to just replace them entirely.
My next questions…
1) Does anyone fancy buying 5 oak doors
2) Can anyone recommend the best place for doors locally? I prefer to support independents where I can
3) How do you tell time | |
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| DIY Door Advice on 14:31 - Apr 6 with 578 views | J2BLUE |
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| DIY Door Advice on 22:27 - Apr 6 with 467 views | TheBlueGnu |
I recommend you call that well-known DIY enthusiast, who doubles up as a fine TV sitcom actor too - that being Geoffrey Whitehead. | |
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