I need to paint or stain my wooden garage doors that are currently covered in (I believe) creosote. What would be the best method? An exterior gloss paint or some type of stain used to paint fencing panels or similar? I have never come across this situation before and do not want the new surface to peel or flake. The current doors look to be slightly rough sawn and are definitely not smooth so the new coat should have a good key or be able to be soaked up to some extent.
On another note i need to ring round some plasterers tomorrow for quote for a hall stairs and landing to be re-skimmed/plastered? The house is a fairly standard 3 bed semi, 1910 construction (Solid, brick internal walls). There is hardly no hallway or landing area but i suspect about 1.5m2 is slightly loose so will need taking back to the brickwork. I was just after a rough idea on time to complete work so it is ready for painting, at a guess i was thinking 1-2 days? I have never had to hire a plasterer and am not very skilled in this black art so would not attempt a DIY on anything larger than small patch work.
Thanks for your help.
Tom