Period homes
Why live with black depressing beams?
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Why live with black depressing beams?
We can remove paint, varnish and stain from oak beams, revealing:
| Carpenters' marks | Cut into timbers |
| Adzing pitch marks | Dimple shaped cuts of the adze |
| Pit saw marking | Hand saw cuts |
| Candle taper burns | Very attractive tear shaped burns |
| Dates and initials | Construction or refurbishment dates |
| Smoke contamination | Evidence of pre-chimney buildings |
| Beam paintings | Early decoration |
| Decorative panelling | Early decoration |
| Witch marks | Held to ward off evil spirits |
Click to see some of the historic markings we have revealed
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We can turn a drab room with dark depressing beams into a room full of warm golden oak, full of historic character and charm, exposing all that has been hidden away for centuries.