The Cottage showing 100 year old oak bargeboards, before being treated with Raw Linseed Oil.

The bargeboards, after being nourished with two coats of Raw Linseed Oil, are now protected from the elements. Note the cast iron downpipe painted in “Holkham Green” Linseed Paint.

The cottage window painted with a typical modern alkyd paint, which, after only a few years, is flaking off, allowing water ingress which has started to rot the wood, (note the sill is oak), and the putty is no longer protected, has gone hard and cracked.

The windows after full restoration, having been painted with Raw Linseed Oil and three coats of “Barley White” Linseed Paint. With regular cleaning, and a warm coat of raw linseed oil or Maintenance Oil applied when the color becomes chalky, (usually after about seven years) the windows should not need repainting for a further fifteen years.