Shoulda' used Estapol, George

Well, you just knew that I couldn't stay away from the Trainbarn for long, didn't you?!  The quality of materials, design and workmanship are so outstanding that I just had to post some photos.

Firstly, the framing.

All the timber is from Carramar Timbers in Killarney, Qld, and as soon as it arrived it was obvious that it was of outstanding quality.  As each piece is used, our Chippy confirmed how good it is, with each piece exact size and straight and really well sawn.  The truck driver delivering it was also very knowledgable and offered some great advice about installing the tongue and groove Ironbark.  If you're within cooee of Killarney and need some timber, I couldn't recommend them highly enough.

Secondly, the tongue and groove Ironbark flooring.

We've only installed a small section so far, as it is quite time consuming.  I've given it two coats of oil, with another one due once the nail-holes are filled.  It looks absolutely amazing!!  I've elected not to sand it, as I didn't want it too smooth and slippery, and it isn't laid as tightly as you would lay flooring inside, to allow for moisture changes.

I've been using Feast Watson Timber Oil, which I really like and I think it looks great!  Regarding the title of this Post, my late father, bless him, a) would never call either my brother or myself by our correct names- I was usually called George- goodness knows why, and b) according to him there wasn't a timber surface on Earth which wouldn't benefit from one or more coats of 'Estapol', which I believe was a polyurethane-based varnish available here in Oz in days past.  Of course any varnish exposed to our high UV would eventually start flaking off, hence my preference for oil.  Funny the things you remember about your folks.

It's really great to see it all coming together, and getting very close to (exterior) completion!!  More painting of the verandah roof tomorrow, as it's way too hot for anything else.