Hi there,
My wife and I dismantled a couple of old granaries(in Saskatchewan Canada and we would like to use the siding in our basement. I was wondering what I could use as a chemical or non-toxic solution to treat the boards to clean them up a bit. I am concerned with a possible smell as the boards until a week ago, were still in place on the granaries.
Any suggestions? I don’t want to damage the grey look.
Rick
waterloop Changed status to publish April 8, 2024
Try testing this on a couple of boards, but I would try 5 gallons warm water and one cup of bleach just to try and get the smell out. Normally I would say to add TSP also, but it may take the gray out. It may take 2 cups of bleach to be effective, but it too could take the gray look away.