I built an 8′ x 10′ lean-to shed on the side of my woodshop to house 2 motorcycles. It’s uninsulated, unheated and vented as the motorcycle manufacturer recommends – I assume to prevent condensation on the metal. Anyhow, The concrete floor, which is on-grade, is always very damp when the weather is rainy (seattle area – ALWAYS rainy). I don’t want to risk rust on these machines – that happened in the garage with a floor less damp than this one. I emailed Behr and they told me that none of their products would work for this. Any suggestions for a viable fix? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Some of the newer epoxy paints??????? I'd also put in a fan and run it constantly, moving air keeps things drier.
That sounds like condensation to me, unless theres water seeping in somewhere. Sealing the floor won't help that. Maybe the sun hits the shed after it rains, shed gets warm but the slab floor is still cold. I'm just guessing and thinking out loud.
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Edited 12/7/2008 8:59 pm by Ted W.
Sun? Seattle? I'm pretty sure it's not condensation since the indoor and outdoor temps are the same but I'll try laying down some plastic and see if I get moisure on top of it. I've tried a fan before but didn't get any good results with it. I'm fairly sure it's wicking the moisture in - but been wrong maaaaaany times before.
depending on budget , could you put a electric floor heat unit like in batrooms under inexpensive tile and insulate walls and cieling
Sounds like condensation on the cool slab.
Close it up and put in a de-humidifier. I have a steel lined (for mice) storage building for all my guitar cases, documents, etc. that I have a little $350 dehumidifier that vents the moist air out a 4" dryer vent rather than through a garden hose so it doesn't heat up too much in the summer. Sweat little machine (hate to admit it but I bought it a walmart) it has a dehumidifier only setting as well as a cooling setting I set it to dehumidify and cool to 80 degrees which is good for the kind of storage I have in there.
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