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A Breeze House gazebo restored in Kelsey Park

Eleven years old and weathered grey: the gazebo, its wooden roof, table and benches sanded, jet washed and given two coats of Sadolin Extra in Burma Teak.

  • Burma TeakSadolin Extra. Gazebo, roof, table and benches
Circular gazebo with a brown varnished shingle roof and posts, with matching table and curved benches on the patio
The gazebo, roof, table and benches in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak, in Beckenham.

A Breeze House gazebo weathered to grey

This Breeze House circular gazebo in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, was installed 11 years ago, along with its table and benches. It had weathered to grey and needed some proper care.

Sanding the roof, table and benches by machine and hand

Everything was sanded: the building, its wooden roof, the table and the benches, by electric sander on the flat and by hand in the grooves and small sections. A jet wash then cleared the dust and the algae.

Then the varnish: two coats of Sadolin Extra exterior in Burma Teak, over every surface we had sanded.

Burma Teak varnish for a Kelsey Park gazebo

The gazebo, its roof and the furniture are all back in a warm Burma Teak. Two coats should see it, and the table and benches, through the next ten to fifteen summers.

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Before and after

Weathered grey and dirt in the decking grooves, then varnish right into them.

Low close-up of grooved timber decking with dirt and debris in the grooves
Low close-up of varnished grooved decking with sunlit spindles behind
The decking grooves cleaned out and varnished.
View out from inside a circular gazebo with wet decking, as a decorator jet washes a table and benches on the lawn
View out from inside a circular gazebo under radial roof timbers, over varnished decking to the table and benches
The rails and decking varnished, looking out from under the gazebo roof to the finished garden furniture.

Every photo from the job

Jet washing, sanding the benches, and the whole set back in Burma Teak.

  • Weathered grey timber circular gazebo with a shingle roof behind a round paved patio and hammock stand

    The Breeze House gazebo, installed 11 years earlier, had weathered to grey and needed protecting for the next 10 to 15 years.

  • Low close-up of grooved timber decking with dirt and debris in the grooves

    Dirt and debris built up in the grooves of the gazebo decking.

  • Weathered slatted bench inside the gazebo with an orbital sander and sanding sheets resting on it

    A curved gazebo bench dulled by 11 years outdoors, with the sander ready to take it back to clean timber.

  • Extension ladder resting on a gazebo's shingle roof with a stepladder and tool bag on the patio

    Ladders set up to sand the whole gazebo, including the wooden roof.

  • Close-up of timber roof shingles part sanded, with a gloved hand holding an electric sander

    The roof shingles sanded with electric sanders, showing bare timber next to the weathered surface.

  • Sanded timber shingle roof of a circular gazebo with trees and a lawn beyond

    The conical shingle roof after sanding, ready for jet washing.

  • Timber bench turned upside down on another bench on gazebo decking, with two sanders on top

    Garden benches stacked inside the gazebo so every face could be sanded.

  • Pressure washer lance spraying water across the timber shingles of a gazebo roof

    Jet washing the roof to clear sanding dust and algae.

  • View out from inside a circular gazebo with wet decking, as a decorator jet washes a table and benches on the lawn

    The gazebo decking jet washed while the table and benches were cleaned outside.

  • Curved slatted timber bench, sanded back to bare wood, on wet paving beside a lawn

    A curved bench sanded and jet washed back to clean timber.

  • Round slatted timber garden table sanded to bare wood on a wet stone patio

    The round table sanded and washed, ready for varnish.

  • Sanded round timber table encircled by curved benches on a patio, with a pressure washer by the gazebo

    The table and curved benches sanded and washed, before any varnish went on.

  • Gazebo shingle roof with the upper rows stained reddish brown and the lower rows still bare, beside a tin and gloves

    During: Sadolin Extra in Burma Teak going onto the sanded roof shingles, top rows done and lower rows still to coat.

  • Varnished round gazebo post and curved spindle rail in rich brown next to a pale rail still to be coated

    During: the post and spindles coated in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak, next to a handrail still in bare sanded timber.

  • Inside a gazebo, varnished brown spindles and post beside a pale bare handrail, above grooved decking

    During: the difference between varnished spindles and an uncoated rail inside the gazebo.

  • Round slatted garden table with outer slats varnished brown and middle slats bare, with a paint kettle and brushes

    During: the first coat of Sadolin Extra Burma Teak on the round table, slat by slat.

  • Varnished bench upside down on another bench on dust sheets, with the varnished gazebo and a paint kettle nearby

    During: benches varnished on dust sheets, with the finished gazebo in Burma Teak behind.

  • Garden bench turned upside down to coat its legs, with a varnished table and benches on dust sheets and the gazebo behind

    During: a bench turned over so its legs and frame get the same coats of Sadolin Extra Burma Teak as the seat.

  • Grooved gazebo decking half coated in glossy brown varnish, a brush working along the boards and bare timber in front

    During: Sadolin Extra Burma Teak brushed along the grooved decking inside the gazebo, coated boards behind and bare ones still to do.

  • Round gazebo and its circular table and curved benches sanded back to pale bare timber on a stone patio

    The gazebo, table and benches sanded back to bare timber, before jet washing and varnish.

  • Round timber table and four curved benches varnished rich brown, on dust sheets in a sunny garden

    The table and curved benches finished with 2 coats of Sadolin Extra exterior varnish in Burma Teak.

  • Circular gazebo with a brown varnished shingle roof and posts, with matching table and curved benches on the patio

    The gazebo, roof, table and benches in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak, in Beckenham.

  • View out from inside a circular gazebo under radial roof timbers, over varnished decking to the table and benches

    The rails and decking varnished, looking out from under the gazebo roof to the finished garden furniture.

  • Curved varnished handrail and decking inside a gazebo, with a table and benches on the lawn beyond

    The curved handrail and decking in Burma Teak, with the varnished furniture out on the patio.

  • Low view across varnished grooved decking inside a gazebo, with curved spindle rails and roof boards above

    The gazebo decking varnished along with the rails and posts.

  • Low close-up of varnished grooved decking with sunlit spindles behind

    The decking grooves cleaned out and varnished.

  • Front of a circular gazebo with green canvas curtains tied back, varnished posts and a table and benches inside

    The varnished gazebo with its canvas curtains tied back and the furniture inside.

  • Sunlit gazebo interior with varnished posts, decking, round table and benches with green cushions

    The gazebo interior and furniture in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak, ready for use again.

  • Round varnished table under radial roof boards, encircled by curved benches with green cushions

    Inside the Breeze House gazebo, the round table and curved benches in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak.

  • Varnished circular gazebo at the far end of a long lawn, framed by two potted plants

    The finished gazebo seen across the garden lawn in Beckenham.

  • Empty round gazebo with glossy varnished decking, curved rails and posts under the timber roof boards

    The gazebo emptied of furniture, its decking varnished and its posts and curved rails in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak.

  • Ring of varnished curved benches inside the gazebo, seen from above, with the lawn and a ladder beyond

    The curved benches back in a ring inside the gazebo, every slat finished in Sadolin Extra Burma Teak.

  • Round gazebo with a shingle roof and green canvas sides, varnished posts, decking, table and benches inside

    The Breeze House gazebo in Beckenham with its canvas sides fitted and the varnished table and benches inside.

  • Orbital sander and strips of 80-grit abrasive paper on a timber bench seat inside a gazebo

    Preparation is the key step: benches were sanded with electric sanders, with smaller sections and grooves done by hand.

  • Close-up of bench slats, two stained orange-brown and the rest bare pale timber

    Freshly varnished slats beside bare sanded timber show how much colour the Burma Teak adds.

  • Close-up of a round gazebo post varnished in a deep brown, with a brass fixing and rails beyond

    A gazebo post after 2 coats of Sadolin Extra Burma Teak.

  • Varnished gazebo post and roof brace beneath a rolled-up green canvas curtain

    Varnished post and brace under the eaves, with the gazebo's canvas curtain rolled up.

  • Inside a gazebo: varnished post and braces, curved spindle rail and table top under a rolled green curtain

    Posts, braces, rails and table all finished in the same Burma Teak varnish.

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