New Hutch Am Building For The New Arrivals

[resistance 189]

Haha aye if they manage that then al just breed em n name em spider ferrets !

[resistance 189]

[resistance 189]

Crack in on again tonight

[krawnden 1,036]

A tip for you.That will save you a lot of money in the long run. Get down to you local roofing supplier and get some flow coat to cover the sterling board with. Paint it on thickly and the boards will almost last forever.

 

TC

 

Tiercel - is flow coat definitely what you mean? Have you done this successfully yourself? I ask because I'm just about to make a new hutch and remember reading this post a while back and planned to do the same - sterling board ('cos cheaper than marine ply) covered with flow coat. This afternoon I rang a supplier to get the flow coat and they said that it's supposed to be used on fibreglass and that although in theory you can apply it to timber, within a couple of months it will just start peeling off.

 

So is it possible the stuff you're referring to isn't flow coat but something else? Or could it be that there are different types of flow coat? Any light you can shed on this would be much appreciated.

[gnipper 6,526]

 

 

A tip for you.That will save you a lot of money in the long run. Get down to you local roofing supplier and get some flow coat to cover the sterling board with. Paint it on thickly and the boards will almost last forever.

 

TC

Tiercel - is flow coat definitely what you mean? Have you done this successfully yourself? I ask because I'm just about to make a new hutch and remember reading this post a while back and planned to do the same - sterling board ('cos cheaper than marine ply) covered with flow coat. This afternoon I rang a supplier to get the flow coat and they said that it's supposed to be used on fibreglass and that although in theory you can apply it to timber, within a couple of months it will just start peeling off.

 

So is it possible the stuff you're referring to isn't flow coat but something else? Or could it be that there are different types of flow coat? Any light you can shed on this would be much appreciated.

G4 pond sealant is the dogs bollocks for sealing wood, my mate who showed me has a piece of normal ply submerged in his pond filter that's been in years and still not swollen or anything.

[krawnden 1,036]

 

 

A tip for you.That will save you a lot of money in the long run. Get down to you local roofing supplier and get some flow coat to cover the sterling board with. Paint it on thickly and the boards will almost last forever.

 

TC

Tiercel - is flow coat definitely what you mean? Have you done this successfully yourself? I ask because I'm just about to make a new hutch and remember reading this post a while back and planned to do the same - sterling board ('cos cheaper than marine ply) covered with flow coat. This afternoon I rang a supplier to get the flow coat and they said that it's supposed to be used on fibreglass and that although in theory you can apply it to timber, within a couple of months it will just start peeling off.

 

So is it possible the stuff you're referring to isn't flow coat but something else? Or could it be that there are different types of flow coat? Any light you can shed on this would be much appreciated.

G4 pond sealant is the dogs bollocks for sealing wood, my mate who showed me has a piece of normal ply submerged in his pond filter that's been in years and still not swollen or anything.

 

 

Interesting to hear it works on wood - the only references I can find on it say it's for concrete, brick or porous stone

[gnipper 6,526]

I know, it doesn't say on the tin either but I have a ply pigeon shed outside that I painted with it that's as good as new.

[krawnden 1,036]

I know, it doesn't say on the tin either but I have a ply pigeon shed outside that I painted with it that's as good as new.

 

How many coats did you give it gnipper?

[gnipper 6,526]

2 i think but you don't let it proper dry before you go over it, wear a mask too.

[krawnden 1,036]

2 i think but you don't let it proper dry before you go over it, wear a mask too.

OK, cheers. Ordered some today so will hopefully get it all done next week...