PeterW Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, ProDave said: the first words in the instructions was "Do not oil" but they said they are happy with Osmo oil. At least that means everything is bare Oak and 2 coats of Osmo How much oil do those XL doors take ..? I may have about 10 to do ... did you buy the Osmo brushes..? Looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 52 minutes ago, PeterW said: How much oil do those XL doors take ..? I may have about 10 to do ... did you buy the Osmo brushes..? Looks really good. We have done 11 doors and the door frames and arcs, 2 coats each and just started on the 4th litre of Osmo. I expect that 4th litre to finish all the skirtings. Just using a standard paint brush, did not know there was something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 How big are the tins 1l? I got through just less than 1 and a half tins with 2 coats with 9 doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 17 doors done with 3+ a bit tins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 SWMBO does all the painting / oiling. Perhaps she is a little generous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Well you know what to do, knock it off her housekeeping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just finishing off this thread with some figures, since I was playing with the accounts today. The total cost of all the oak that I bought was £456.49 which averages out at £41.49 per door. Before you all say how cheap that was, this is only for the frames and door stop, not the architrave (that's about another £40 per door) and remember the basic carcase of the door frame for the upstairs doors was left over engineered floor planks so they were not costed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I've spent hours painting our softwood ones white - I would gladly have paid an extra £1k for the oak, it would save hours. + less maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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