Tim,
We love the look that the barn wood adds to restaurants like Salt Grass. How can we add this look to our new house we are building at a low cost? Is there something we can do to new wood to give it an aged look?
Thanks,
Cyndi
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Cyndi,
You can distress new wood using chains and blunt metal tools or take a drive out into the country. Driving some back roads you may discover a barn that is falling down. The owner may allow you to buy or take a fuew pieces of lumber that you can have milled into trim. If you decide to use older lumber, you may want to clean it with oxygen bleach to get rid of years of dirt and grime. If left on the wood for 20 - 30 minutes, the oxygen bleach will also kill dormant mold spores that may be embedded in the surface.
Tim Carter
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