George Procyshyn wrote:
>
> Happy New Year to all! Best wishes for happy times and LBC miles!
> I'm here in Cleveland Ohio and we're having an indian summer. Yesterday,
> Jan. 3. it was 56 degrees out, and today Jan. 4. it was 64. This you might
> think is ..... GOOD but this has caused a BIG problem in my garage.
>
> My garage is un insulated, unheated, constructed of brick, poured cement
> floor and a frame roof. It has a SMALL bit of ventilation and everything in
> it including the walls have been soaking wet for the last two days. Imagine
> going into your garage with a spray bottle, opening every drawer in your
> tool box and spritzing everything inside! Then go to your favorite LBC and
> do the same to the engine, body, interior, everywhere. I can write my name
> in the condensate, and I KNOW my LBC's don't like living underwater. I had
> to hang up the nylon car covers to dry out. This is amazing!
>
> I know I have to spend some money to fix this, but (this is where I need the
> help) what should I spend it on? Insulation? what kind and how to attach it
> to a brick wall? What about the roof? Vapor barrier? Again where & how.
> Ventilation, how much? Heat? I can do that by putting a gas line out to the
> garage, (fairly easy) and hang a natural gas heater/blower from a ceiling
> joist. Is this the right approach? What about the concrete floor? Is anyone
> else having this problem? This is the first winter for these LBC's in this
> garage.
> Any suggestions greatly appreciated. . .What to do, what to do, what to do???
Not a damn thing. I have ventilation and heat, but here in Virginia, when the
temp gets
to 78 in January, the cold concrete floor in my attached frame construction
garage
exudes (sp?) moisture. I walked in there yesterday and it was so wet I fell on
my butt!
I ended up opening the doors and running two large floor fans to dissipate the
moisture.
I may try a dehumidifier, if I can get the garage tight enough. This is
frustrating. I
can only anticipate the rust.......
Michael Ohleger
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