Restoring stained wooden beams?

[ApplesTheHare]

Has anyone done this and, if so, what was the approx. cost?

We'd love to strip back our wooden beams as they're currently heavily stained/painted but I can't find costings anywhere. I'll go down the quote route eventually but a rough idea would help for now!

[321zerobaby]

I did, but years ago, in the days before internet and I could only find one company in the back of a house magazine. We tried Nitromors ourselves, which didn't do anything, so we got a company in to sand blast them. They looked lovely afterwards |(they were shiny black to start with).

[321zerobaby]

Sorry forgot to add I have no recollection of cost!

[ApplesTheHare]

Thanks zero glad to hear they looked good and I'm assuming it didn't cost an arm and leg or you'd remember??

[321zerobaby]

It was probably 24 years ago. It was mor Ethan I wanted to pay, but oculd only find one company. Maybe 250 quid, which was a lot at the time! Tiny room too. Have you managed to find any company's or get any quotes?

[ApplesTheHare]

No, we moved in this week so realistically we won't get quotes until next year now. I just wanted a ballpark figure as part of planning what to do with all our new rooms. I should probably be focused on unpacking boxes!

[321zerobaby]

What age is your house?

[ApplesTheHare]

Built around 1680, we think. It was part of a big coach house/stables/skilled workers cluster of buildings and land.

[Bluntness100]

We had ours sandblasted, for all of downstairs took about four days and cost 4 k. That included all doors, fireplace, kitchen, halls and living room and the rooms are large. It's messy but totally worth it

[ApplesTheHare]

Thanks Bluntness, useful to know it's not just beams that can be done. When was it that you had the work done?