madteg
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 08:18 PM |
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Car covered in damp in garage
How can I stop it, every night I go in its covered in damp. Don't know if should leave a heater in there or just cover the car, come on lets
have some ideas.
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JAMSTER
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 08:26 PM |
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maybe some thing like this i have seen them for cars
Vac Bag Dry Motorcycle Vacuum Seasonal Storage System Jumbo Cover 3.6m x 2.4m
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 08:27 PM |
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Have you got any insulation ? Leaks? Or ventalation? A dehumidifier may help. One of my neighbours has an inflatable garage that keeps his car dry and
mould free. Had problems with mould when my garage roof was replaced a couple of years ago, cured it by fitting a couple of vents in the door, no
problems since
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mark chandler
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 10:07 PM |
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Sounds like lack of ventilation to me, get the air moving around
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Nickp
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Sounds like lack of ventilation to me, get the air moving around
+1 you need to get the air moving. I built a block garage with a tin roof (insulated) but envisaged damp problems so installed an extractor fan.
It's on a timer and comes on for 15mins every 2hrs and it's nice and dry in there 
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whitestu
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 10:14 PM |
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quote:
Sounds like lack of ventilation to me, get the air moving around
+1
Leave the door open!
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madteg
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| posted on 17/12/14 at 10:25 PM |
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Thanks will sort some ventilation out at the weekend.
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/12/14 at 12:55 PM |
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From whats said, unless you have a lot of water coming in, I think its ventilation that's the issue.
Even if you have a lot of water coming in, unless you can stop it, the solution is still ventilation. More the better really.
You wont solve that with a dehumidifier or heater unless you are prepared to hose a hell of a lot of electric into it, and you shouldnt be!
Daniel
[Edited on 18/12/2014 by dhutch]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/12/14 at 01:04 PM |
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yip lack of airflow, get some air brick vents and fit them to the side that gets the most wind and the opposite side
I have a carport on the side of my garage and due the obviously great flow of air through it almost mummifies any car put there
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