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Posted by Cruicks on February 20, 2009, 10:58 pm
I just bought a house with a uninsulated detached garage with no dry wall
(wood
frame) my guess is 50 years old. My concern is not about heating (would
not
hurt)or cooing, but keeping the humidity level reasonable in the very
humid summer
of Massachusetts. I want to have my woodshop in the garage and keep my
tools rust
free and wood from warping. I do not mind having a dehumidifier running,
just do
not want to have it dehumidifying the backyard. I am not that interested
in how
it looks, it is more important to keep the cost down. Any ideas? Thanks
in
advance.
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Posted by The King on February 20, 2009, 11:17 pm
On 21 Feb 2009 03:58:57 GMT, kjcruickshank_at_hotmail_dot_com@foo.com
(Cruicks) wrote:
>I just bought a house with a uninsulated detached garage with no dry wall
>(wood
>frame) my guess is 50 years old. My concern is not about heating (would
>not
>hurt)or cooing, but keeping the humidity level reasonable in the very
>humid summer
>of Massachusetts. I want to have my woodshop in the garage and keep my
>tools rust
>free and wood from warping. I do not mind having a dehumidifier running,
>just do
>not want to have it dehumidifying the backyard. I am not that interested
>in how
>it looks, it is more important to keep the cost down. Any ideas? Thanks
>in
>advance.
Line the walls with sponges. That should be low cost. :)
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Posted by dcaster@krl.org on February 21, 2009, 7:25 am
On Feb 21, 3:58 am, kjcruickshank_at_hotmail_dot_...@foo.com (Cruicks)
wrote:
I do not mind having a dehumidifier running,
> just do
> not want to have it dehumidifying the backyard. I am not that interested
> in how
> it looks, it is more important to keep the cost down. Any ideas? Thanks
> in
> advance.
Paint can act as a vapor barrier. So if you are going to run a
dehumidifier, consider caulking to reduce air exchange and paint to
act as a vapor barrier. Some paints advertise how well they work as a
vapor barrier.
Something that will help with condensation is a fan to circulate the
air.
Dan
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on February 21, 2009, 8:20 am
Running a dehum (or air conditioner) will help lower the
humidity. However, it's going to be a fantastic spike of the
electric bill. If you can line the walls with vapor barrier
of some kind, that will help keep the dry in, and the humid
out. As another poster suggested, some good paint for the
exterior of the building maybe. Or staple plastic sheets to
the inside. Now's your chance to staple up some vapor
barrier fiberglass.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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I just bought a house with a uninsulated detached garage
with no dry wall
(wood
frame) my guess is 50 years old. My concern is not about
heating (would
not
hurt)or cooing, but keeping the humidity level reasonable in
the very
humid summer
of Massachusetts. I want to have my woodshop in the garage
and keep my
tools rust
free and wood from warping. I do not mind having a
dehumidifier running,
just do
not want to have it dehumidifying the backyard. I am not
that interested
in how
it looks, it is more important to keep the cost down. Any
ideas? Thanks
in
advance.
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Posted by The King on February 21, 2009, 8:23 am
On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:20:22 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
>Running a dehum (or air conditioner) will help lower the
>humidity. However, it's going to be a fantastic spike of the
>electric bill. If you can line the walls with vapor barrier
>of some kind, that will help keep the dry in, and the humid
>out. As another poster suggested, some good paint for the
>exterior of the building maybe. Or staple plastic sheets to
>the inside. Now's your chance to staple up some vapor
>barrier fiberglass.
I wish you would staple some vapor barrier over your cake hole.
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>(wood
>frame) my guess is 50 years old. My concern is not about heating (would
>not
>hurt)or cooing, but keeping the humidity level reasonable in the very
>humid summer
>of Massachusetts. I want to have my woodshop in the garage and keep my
>tools rust
>free and wood from warping. I do not mind having a dehumidifier running,
>just do
>not want to have it dehumidifying the backyard. I am not that interested
>in how
>it looks, it is more important to keep the cost down. Any ideas? Thanks
>in
>advance.