Today we were treating all of the individual wooden pieces that once installed will together form a valance for the new shop canopy and give it that traditional ‘railway station’ look.

Firstly we have treated them with a protective stain by a company called Barrettine. This is the same product that we use to treat our benches and notice boards with in order to protect them against infestation and rot etc. Once in place on the canopy we will then paint them with a cream coloured exterior gloss paint as their final coat.