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« Reply #9150 on: January 02, 2017, 06:55:42 PM » |
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Pick-up bed installed in the bike garage.
The roof in this one looks like panels made of something like compressed straw. It's cold in there, but not enough to form condensation.
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« Reply #9151 on: January 02, 2017, 07:10:28 PM » |
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That's not normal those garages are far too organised.  |
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« Reply #9152 on: January 02, 2017, 07:12:56 PM » |
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OGD -obsessive garage disorder.
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« Reply #9153 on: January 02, 2017, 07:17:19 PM » |
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Chicken wire sounds like a good idea, will be warmer with that up, how flame proof is it?
I rushed building my garage as somewhere dry to work on cars , wish I'd taken more time now, yours does look very posh
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« Reply #9154 on: January 02, 2017, 07:35:21 PM » |
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 It's a rented lock-up in the middle of a council estate -trust me, it ain't posh. Chris is the maintenance man at a local private school. Scats -or Mole Country Stores as they're called now, is right next door. I'll see if he can pick me up a roll of chicken wire. Moisture might collect on it, but at least it'll be a much smaller surface area than plastic sheeting. I haven't tried setting fire to it!
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« Reply #9155 on: January 03, 2017, 07:50:12 PM » |
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Checked on the garage this afternoon. The temperature went down to -4 last night. Put my hand up between the insulation & the galvanised roof felt cold, but appeared to be dry. I figure chicken wire will give it a chance to "breathe", so even if it gets damp, it'll hopefully dry out again. Maybe. Yeah, I know -wishful thinking. I'll also invest in a couple of cheap dehumidifier/moisture traps, (those plastic boxes full of water attracting crystals). It's still cold in the garage, but it wasn't running in water like it was last week. I made the mistake of mentioning at work that I was spending the afternoon in the furry cave -cue instant torrent of schoolboy smutty humour.  |
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« Reply #9156 on: January 03, 2017, 08:26:13 PM » |
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I use salt in a dish at my caravan when it is shut down for the winter works just the same but loads cheaper. Always full of water when we go back in spring
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« Reply #9157 on: January 03, 2017, 08:32:19 PM » |
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rice works as well.
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« Reply #9158 on: January 03, 2017, 08:45:02 PM » |
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So does cat litter apparently.
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« Reply #9159 on: January 03, 2017, 09:34:55 PM » |
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I've used a bowl of rice to dry out a mobile phone  that happened to get dropped in the bath  and cat litter to dry up oil spills  but I am tight and from Yorkshire, mrs got a plug in dehumidifier for the end bedroom as it faces the open park and was always getting damp marks on the walls, a strange device that needs the clear looking water emptying everyday, not sure exactly how it does it, but it has stopped the windows steaming up and the damp patches , I may borrow it next time she's out and put it in the garage for a bit mind you I'll have to seal the gapping gaps first |
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« Reply #9161 on: January 04, 2017, 05:55:13 PM » |
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Day 2. Still dry. Bought 4 moisture traps this afternoon, (2 for each garage), from a local discount shop. 6 quid for 4 & they came with 2 bags of crystals each. They apparently last about a month before they need refilling.
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« Reply #9162 on: January 04, 2017, 09:51:21 PM » |
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For some reason you have to be careful not to get the liquid on your hands when emptying those. No idea what the crystals are but must be something nasty!
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« Reply #9163 on: January 05, 2017, 11:17:50 AM » |
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These ones have white flakes in them -looks like limescale.
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« Reply #9164 on: January 05, 2017, 11:20:00 AM » |
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Day 2. Still dry. Bought 4 moisture traps this afternoon, (2 for each garage), from a local discount shop. 6 quid for 4 & they came with 2 bags of crystals each. They apparently last about a month before they need refilling. got the same in my camper and it works. |
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yes but can blue men sing the whites?
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