What was needed
How the surface was prepared.
Low-pressure, surface-matched preparation across dark ceiling beams throughout a cottage interior, with the focus on revealing natural timber character rather than making old wood look new.
Oak beams
Full Cottage Timber Beam Restoration
A full cottage with heavily darkened beams was carefully restored to bring the natural grain, knots and warmer character of the original timber back into view.
Premier Blasting group work — exact site location not publishedBefore & after
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