Escape

Masonic lodge

Knocking on 14 decades old, this painted beauty has found a new lease of life.

Escape has a dual meaning for the former Masonic lodge in Invercargill - it has escaped from a life of neglect and disuse into the new home for Escape Glass, manufacturers of large and small scale toughened slumped glass, handcrafted and customised to suit. The suite of projects also includes extensive work colour coating glass with Resene colours and products.

The former lodge is one of Invercargill's oldest buildings, now rated as a Category II historic building. Built in 1869, the latest upgrade incorporated seismic improvements to bring the building up to modern standards.

Conservative estimates put the last paint job at over three decades ago, necessitating some extensive surface preparation prior to painting. Resene Concrete Primer, Resene Quick Dry and Resene Membrane Roof Primer prime respective areas of the exterior finished in Resene Wintergrade Lumbersider on main wall areas and Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamels on trims and joinery. Resene Wintergrade Lumbersider waterborne satin dries down to 2°C, which allowed the building to be painted in less than ideal weather conditions. The exterior palette is designed as tone on tone relief with Resene Truffle (soft warm beige) and Resene Half Truffle (beige) joined by quarter, half and full strength variants of Resene Mondo (complex grey green).

The interior is finished in Resene Quick Dry and Resene Broadwall Waterborne Wallboard Sealer on new work, Resene Sureseal on stained plasterboard topcoated with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen and trims and joinery in Resene Lustacryl. Reflecting the diversity of the Escape range, the interior palette moves from neutrals Resene Canterbury Clay (muted beige) and Resene Half Truffle to colours Resene Blue Smoke (grey green) and Resene Claret (clear wine red).

Knocking on 14 decades old, this painted beauty has found a new lease of life.

Owner: Carey and Relda McDowall, Escape Glass Ltd
Painting Contractor: Phill Creedy Decorating
Resene: Hamish McLeod, Southland Trade Sales Representative
From the Resene News – issue 1/2008