Garage condensation

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Re: Garage condensation

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I find that commercial floor rug/mats with rubber bottoms under the Mini ... works best,
Living in Northern New Jersey USA we seldom get warm days in the winter months, on those days i make sure the garage stays closed ,not to introduce a a drastic temperature/dew point change (it only takes a few minutes to see the moisture appear on the car as well as the sealed concrete floor).
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scalino65 wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 12:24 pm i understand he's on about 400k p.a. at LBC.....
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I'm planning on putting electric underfloor heating in the garage when I rebuild it so come winter it can keep a constant low heat to avoid condensation whether that will work or not remains to be tried, may have to turn the heating down in the house to cover the cost.
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Gray wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:30 am may have to turn the heating down in the house to cover the cost.
Dedication to the cause right there.. :lol:
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I've put five coats of KA tanking on my garage floor sealed in between coats with their SBR.

KA recommend two coats are sufficient , as I'm a belt and braces 😬 type I didn't feel £25 for another tup of tanking was a big outlay.

I now have a reading of 3% or lower on the damp meter for the floor and the area that doesn't have the rubber matts as I have under the car is absolutely fine to sit on without getting a cold bum :D
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Underfloor Heating in the Garage sounds good .. but what about the loading imposed when jacking up a car etc.
Dunno anything about "Air Pumps" but could this be the ideal solution?
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Polarsilver wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:01 am Underfloor Heating in the Garage sounds good .. but what about the loading imposed when jacking up a car etc.
Dunno anything about "Air Pumps" but could this be the ideal solution?
Should be fine under the 20mm thick porcelain tiles. :D
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Underfloor heating sounds great - until it goes wrong :( . It isn't very easy to get it fixed ;)
We had similar condensation issues on Sunday but it is so rare. Our garage is very conventional brick built affair and has draughts around the doors which provide a bit of airflow. I'm just going to leave it alone.
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