we are about to move into a new house, that has some very nice coarse/rough beams on the interior (A lot of them). They have been painted though :(, and Im looking for a method to remove the paint, and let the natural wood stand out instead. Im looking for some inexpensive DIY methods that might I could do by myself. I read about using some of the following methods, but didn't find any information as to how it would work on a rough/coarse wood surface.

• Methylene-chloride paint remover: Dont know how difficult that would be to remove the pain on the rough surface inside a house

• Dry ice blasting: I know its very expensive to rent and do, but is it worth it?

• Sandblasting: Not too familiar with this method

• Any other inexpensive methods?

I have attached a not so great picture but hopefully that gives the idea of what the beam looks like

We are about to move into a new house, that has some very nice coarse/rough beams on the interior (A lot of them). They have been painted though, and I'm looking for a method to remove the paint, and let the natural wood stand out instead. I'm looking for some inexpensive DIY methods that might I could do by myself. I read about using some of the following methods, but didn't find any information as to how it would work on a rough/coarse wood surface.

• Methylene-chloride paint remover: Don't know how difficult that would be to remove the pain on the rough surface inside a house

• Dry ice blasting: I know it's very expensive to rent and do, but is it worth it?

• Sandblasting: Not too familiar with this method

• Any other inexpensive methods?

I have attached a not so great picture but hopefully that gives the idea of what the beam looks like.