Hey, it's the PNW. Even if you keep it dry, it'll still get mossy. <grin>
I have seen what both of you are talking about. It should work, but I'll
bet the stuff will still get damp. I have a 6 foot high crawl space that is
concreted over half of the basement area. Why they didn't go up another 2
feet and give us a real basement I'll never know. We're on the top of the
east hill, with nothing but gravel, sand and glacial till under the house.
The sand has never been damp, but everything (not in a plastic bag) stored
under the house will feel damp in the depth of winter.
Jack
SE of Seattle
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From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Obaa
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 10:02 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Keeping under a deck dry
Hi Bill,
I had the same thoughts this summer; I ended up putting a roof over the
deck, which kept the deck dry/screened, as well as under the deck dry. I
used the same corrugated material you were thinking of, except I used
polycarb. Check the archives; the folks on this list were very helpful with
it.
If you just want to cover under the deck, Tuftex makes "Deck-Drain"
specifically designed to do what you want; Lowe's carries it (they also make
the corrugated roofing panel).
Good luck!
Mike
(also in the PNW).
I have a 10x20 deck that I would keep dry underneath so I can store
things like the lawnmower, car fenders, old engines, etc. You get the
idea big stuff that I don't really need in the garage. I was thinking
some type of corrugated roofing material like this stuff but made out
of translucent fiberglass so it will let some light in and be
cheaper. I would run the stuff in 20 foot lengths with a C channel
at the high end and some type fasteners or support on the low end and
have a small gutter underneath. Not really sure how to hold the
panels together or build the support on the low end. This would keep
it dry and allow storage underneath.
Anybody ever done this or have any better idea?
Thanks,
Bill in the rainy NW
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