Treatment of timber in log cabins

• All wood in contact with soil or concrete before installation should be treated with tar or vermilion. Especially the bottom of the first shelf.
• All the wood before assembly should be treated with an x ​​over the desired color stain. By treating the wood with a transparent or opaque wood preservatives such as Koopmans Perkoleum transparent and opaque give the wood a perfect protection. The pigments present in this product can withstand the effects of light and weather. The resins protect the wood from UV radiation and moisture. Ask your dealer for this Garden Deco extremely suitable stain.
• Pay special attention to ends, cutting edges, notches, grooves, tongue and groove, windows and doors. Note: Do this as soon as possible after removing the packaging, this related moisture in the wood.
• In a transparent stain should make sure that you meebeitst the grain. This to the so-called "incitement" to occur.
• Wood was always well inverven Kops.
• seams, cracks and joints are well inverven, so moisture is absolutely no chance.
• If during construction sawn, planed or bored, the bare parts treated promptly.
• To properly protect wood outside influences, especially in Considering the moisture, untreated wood should be a minimum coating thickness of 120 mu. This layer thickness is largely determined by the percentage of solids content in the stain used.
• If you are staining your log cabin with a transparent or opaque stain will take you on average about 40 mu at a time. For proper protection you need so your cabin 3 x staining.

Paint Technical advice Perkoleum Koopmans.
The underground disposal of grease, dirt and dust.
Starting from a clean, dry air, fat and solid surface.

Layer 1:
The entire surface soils / impregnated with 10-15% (turpentine) diluted Perkoleum

Layer 2:
The entire surface of soils with undiluted Perkoleum (max. 5% diluted)

Layer 3:
Fully portray with undiluted Perkoleum (max. 5% diluted)

NB. Between the layers should be sanded lightly with fine sandpaper or Scotch-brite.

Koopmans Perkoleum features
• Moisturing while hydrophobic
• Prevents blistering
• Strong impregnating operation
• Handles very smoothly
• single-pack system
• The content of linseed oil dries more slowly than traditional lacquer
• UV resistant

Koopmans Perkoleum properties
• Basic: Alkyd resins and linseed oil
• Color: white and various standard colors
• Thickness: about 40 mu dry
• Drying time: at 20 ° C and a RH of 65% dry substance after about 3 hours
• Paintable: after about 24 hours
• Gloss: High gloss
• Theor.rendement: 16 to 18 m² per liter