28th Oct 2023
A report carried out by Earth Action published in 2021 just showed the extent as to which plastic paint waste is becoming a problem for the environment. The report concluded that plastic paint has bec…
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16th Aug 2023
When using exterior linseed oil paint on a wooden surface and to gain the benefits of using linseed paint, it is important to remove modern plastic paint first. A lot of people find it hard to es…
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16th Jun 2023
At the end of last year Adam Lynch of Whitacre Bespoke Carpentry went on a rescue mission to salvage this cupola. It has been painstakingly restored including the weather vane. The weather vane and th…
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17th Dec 2022
Graeme of Westmount Heritage in North Yorkshire has been working as a decorator for over 35 years but had become disillusioned with plastic exterior paints and modern building materials. He…
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28th Oct 2022
History I am not new to the product or production methods of (pine) tar and tar oil, but spending a week at the Nordic Tar Oil Seminar in Mariehamn, Åland ( Finland) showed me how much I still ha…
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26th Oct 2022
Even though I prefer to analyse linseed paint in its historic context and setting because there are at least a few centuries to work with, that doesn’t mean that I shy away from modern methods and…
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21st Oct 2022
This property had a devastating fire which destroyed most of the top floor, but fortunately the story had a happy ending for the owner Anne Marchini . The property underwent a major restoration,…
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19th Oct 2022
Every now and again, we come across historic texts which are so apt, they might as well have been written last week. James Gallier’s The American Builder’s General Price Book And Estimater, publishe…
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22nd Sep 2022
This Victorian workers cottage is located in a conservation area and the current owner set about replacing the oversized UPVC windows with wooden sash windows to take the property back to its original…
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3rd Aug 2022
Brouns & Co are delighted to be supplying paint to The Scottish Fisheries Museum where preserving the wood and the appearance of their flagship vessel, Reaper, is a top priority. Although modern p…
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28th Jul 2022
This year has seen a good flax crop in the UK, and we've been out in the fields near Wetherby to watch the harvesting take place. Although the way Linseed Paint is produced hasn't fundamenta…
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6th Jul 2022
Tim Semler is using Brouns & Co linseed paints as part of the ongoing project to restore his 120-year-old timber-framed farmhouse and barn, as well as newer buildings which house his bakery b…
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