Treatment for new oak windows Information, help and solutions to many issues encountered when converting barns and older buildings

[mervyndarby]

Is it realistic to leave new oak windows untreated so that they will weather silver grey, and if not what clear treatment is suitable to protect them?

[welsh brickie]

you can use clear high grade yacht varnish.

[RedSetter]

Or Oil them, lots of different ones available, test on a bit of scrap timber.

[TheDoctor5]

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