Lines Bros. Triang No.30

Disassembly and Stripping

Now the fun begins, the best way to tackle this house as it is only small is to dismantle it. As you can see from the picture below I have removed the roof.  Triang house are very sturdy and very simply built.  I am not going to tough the inside of the house, just give it a good brush and stick down any loose paper.

Triang 30 Carcus

The section of the roof that has been repaired is made from card, this needs to be removed.  At least I will have a template to make a new one.

Triang No.30  

I will go into the replacement roof a little further on.  At least when the roof is off it can be checked properly for woodworm, but everything looks fine. 

Triang 30

The base looks has been over painted, also left somewhere damp as the side of the base is lifting.  I can sand this down and fill any problem areas with wood filler.

Triang 30

The back panel needs completely stripping this panel has been damp at sometime.  

Triang 30

 

Triang 30

I have found that the easiest way to remove the paint to start with was with a blade, then sand after, as the paint is very old and crumbly.

Triang 30

Inside paintwork is the same.

Triang 30

I need to replace the window with a Triang one.  It is possible when looking carefully to see the original Triang painted flowers, these will be repainted once the panel has been stripped and painted.

Triang 30

The fretwork needs repairing and painting.

Triang 30

 

This little house has been highly decorated with felt pen and paint ……..

 

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