Dehumidifier in the garage.....

[highlander]

Yes or no?
If yes, how often do you put it on?

 

[Contigo]

Got one here and been thinking about putting it in the garage this winter just to take some of the humidity out of the air.

 

[Parisien]

It needs to be pretty airtight to work at its best, otherwise you just process endless cubic metres of damp air sucked in from outside


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[Contigo]

Very true!

 

[mjheathcote]

You need to check the humidity level in your garage to decide if its required.

 

[highlander]

It needs to be pretty airtight to work at its best, otherwise you just process endless cubic metres of damp air sucked in from outside


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Good point......know mines is not with just a wooden swing door and seriously doubt many others are too.....hmm, back to drawing board.

 

[allandwf]

I have a rickety old wooden garage, it is great, looks terrible, but keeps things dry. I used to have a large double sealed floor etc. was terrible with condensation in the winter, water vapour on the warmer days used to condense on the floor. The old wooden one may not look great, (rustic appeal,) but I never have any bother now.

 

[Steve GS]

if you made the room air tight you will create condensation build up. Then comes the mould on the walls. Insulated walls with a insulated garage door is your best bet you still need some air flow then a dehumidifier will work.

 

[Blondie]

I'm in the process of designing a 3 car garage. The house is brick so I'd like to build the garage in brick too. What should I include or avoid? Should I have radiators installed? (I rather like the idea of walking out of my warm house and into a warm garage). Any/all advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mjheathcote]

I think its a case of heat in the garage, can be sealed, no heat, you need ventilation.
Our old house I built a detached double garage, double skinned but no heating. On occasion I would open the garage door and the car would be covered in condensation.
Now the garage is built under the house, with c/h boiler down there too.
Both garage doors are sectional insulated, and even in the coldest weather, it never drops below 10 degrees in the garage even when -15 outside.
I've never had any problems with any damp or condensation, and with the garage floor covered in industrial PVC floor tiles, the floor is never cold too.

 

[Steve GS]

I think its a case of heat in the garage, can be sealed, no heat, you need ventilation.
Our old house I built a detached double garage, double skinned but no heating. On occasion I would open the garage door and the car would be covered in condensation.
Now the garage is built under the house, with c/h boiler down there too.
Both garage doors are sectional insulated, and even in the coldest weather, it never drops below 10 degrees in the garage even when -15 outside.
I've never had any problems with any damp or condensation, and with the garage floor covered in industrial PVC floor tiles, the floor is never cold too.

Technically you are correct but in a garage it's best to have some ventilation it's the same with a house. Rooms need ventilation

 

[Steve GS]

Have it built like you would build a house with C/H you won't go wrong with that.

 

[Team GCR]

I think the thing is to make it as draft proof as possible whilst still allowing some ventilation.

I run a wall mounted dehumidifier in the big garage, which is wooden and I am just about to install a couple of tube heaters to maintain a slightly higher ancient temperature.

 

[Fangio63]

Drafts and heating are the least of my worries... rodents have been nibbling at everything ... stripped the insulation of my welding gear, and on inspection of my seldom used golf bag I've discovered my shafts and balls have been nibbled....

Any ideas ?...

Traps rather depressing... they seem to thrive on the blue poison cubes ... and I'm reluctant to feed their habit as my terrier is inclined to eat any rodent slow enough to be caught..

I've heard the ultrasonic things are useless... and although my Vegan friends say Peppermint Oil keeps them out - I'd feel I was over indulging the blighters...

Thoughts ?..

 

[2b1ask1]

Shotgun & patience!

 

[2b1ask1]

Essentially though they need; food and by the sound of it they are quite short of this if they are eating cable insulation for the oil content! They need some water and they like shelter.

Starve the buggers out then get some really good traps and put a smear of peanut butter on them; the rats cannot resit it and because it is smeared they have to use persistent force to get to it as opposed to just nicking a sausage off and leaving you a thank you note!

I have a regular problem here with them but they are too well fed....

 

[Trev Latter]

Does anyone remember the Jasper Carrot sketch about the moles? I can just see it now

 

[Fangio63]

Does anyone remember the Jasper Carrot sketch about the moles? I can just see it now

Yep...... I'm sharing his pain !...

 

[allandwf]

I think the thing is to make it as draft proof as possible whilst still allowing some ventilation.

I run a wall mounted dehumidifier in the big garage, which is wooden and I am just about to install a couple of tube heaters to maintain a slightly higher ancient temperature.

Mesozoic period was pretty warm! ( sorry couldn't resist!)

 

[rs48635]

weirdly a draughty garage seems to work well, for condensation and damp at least.
Sealing a concrete floor can help too,especially if your away wet.