>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???
>
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A dehumidifier may be just what you need. I know several people who keep
their basements dry with these. Is your garage unattached? Attached
garages get a little heat from the house and usually stay dry.
Bob Donahue, Still Stuck in the '50s
rdonahue@holli.com
53 MG-TD under DIY restoration
71 MGB still in shop, 14 months and counting (the TD is winning)
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