Very Damp Garage

Dzhvl01

My garage is damp enough to effect furniture leading mould. I can see that the floor is well below the Damp Proof Course.  Is this the problem? Would raising the floor combat the problem? Thanks. 

grumbler

What exactly do you call Damp Proof Course? How old is the garage?

greatcrested

Concrete floor?

You do realise garages are not designed for cars, not as living space, and hence sroring damp-sensitive materials in them is always a risk?

Mutton_Geoff

greatcrested said:

Concrete floor?

You do realise garages are not designed for cars, not as living space, and hence sroring damp-sensitive materials in them is always a risk?

Not designed for cars? Judging by the average garage size vs average car, you're right. Why do we keep £000's worth of car in all weathers but a couple of hundred quids worth of tat in the garage?

Ectophile

Mutton_Geoff said:

greatcrested said:

Concrete floor?

You do realise garages are not designed for cars, not as living space, and hence sroring damp-sensitive materials in them is always a risk?

Not designed for cars? Judging by the average garage size vs average car, you're right. Why do we keep £000's worth of car in all weathers but a couple of hundred quids worth of tat in the garage?

Because the garage is damp, and anything you put in it goes mouldy or rusty.

(I also have a damp garage)

tonyh66

Ectophile said:

Mutton_Geoff said:

greatcrested said:

Concrete floor?

You do realise garages are not designed for cars, not as living space, and hence sroring damp-sensitive materials in them is always a risk?

Not designed for cars? Judging by the average garage size vs average car, you're right. Why do we keep £000's worth of car in all weathers but a couple of hundred quids worth of tat in the garage?

Because the garage is damp, and anything you put in it goes mouldy or rusty.

(I also have a damp garage)

generally due to wild temperature and humidity swings causing condensation on cold surfaces.

Davesnave

Dzhvl01 said:

My garage is damp enough to effect furniture leading mould. I can see that the floor is well below the Damp Proof Course.  Is this the problem? Would raising the floor combat the problem? Thanks. 

Raising the floor on its own will not necessarily change anything, though if the floor has no DPM itself then adding one with a level change would help. The other key thing is to ensure plenty of ventilation. I have furniture in a barn at 500' in the west of the country and there's no mould on the furniture I have in there, thanks to plenty of air flow.