damp garage?

damp garage?

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benny4x

Original Poster:

203 posts

132 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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advise needed!
im moving soon,and I think the garage of the new place may well be damp,it was originally the stables for the 600 yr old house I think.
has anyone got a similar situation?if so how did you manage it?has anyone had any experience of carcoons? or similar and are they worth the money?

S6 Devil

3,556 posts

233 months

Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Not sure if this will help in your situation but I use a soft car cover on the Tuscan in the garage. I also put several cheap dehumidifiers in the footwell to help keep any electrics and other interior bits dry. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005MZ1EJE?psc=...

RAS

347 posts

250 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I had a damp garage when we moved in. It was an old stable block with an exposed pitched clay tile roof.
When I first started to use it I was finding that tools were quickly going rusty and the Tiv was getting covered with dust and bits of chipped tiles. In essence, completely the wrong environment for storing my P&J.

For a brief period in an attempt to protect the paintwork and internals I used a microfleece cover and gel satchets. Unfortunatrely I found damp was building up under the cover which started the process of micro blistering. Since then I have been very reluctant to use a car cover unless the car and the environment are completely dry.

The first thing I did was to install a ceiling, nothing fancy just a chipboard floor above resting on exposed wooden joist and things improved dramatically. The tools stopped going rusty and the damp inside and outside of the car was significantly reduced.

I purchased a desiccantant dehumidyfier a couple of years ago ( http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/Meaco_8L_Desicca... ), which I run durring the winter which not only reduces the humiddity but also generates a little warmth, so P&J is now as snug as a bug in a rug.

benny4x

Original Poster:

203 posts

132 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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thx for that,seems like im gonna have to do something!the roof is also clay tiles don't want one of those falling through inside!!!!!

JRH63

166 posts

122 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I've got a Carcoon that I used to keep my motorbikes in. Excellent piece of kit.
Has filters to keep out the moisture. Definitely worth a look.

benny4x

Original Poster:

203 posts

132 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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thx john,do you now keep your car in it?