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Hi all. I've just bought a beautifully restored 1972 Fiat 500. I have a single brick/breeze block detached garage with an up and over door and personal side door. Does anyone have any ideas of the best way to keep it warmish and at the same time keeping damp and moisture to a minimum? Thinking about some sort of heater but don't want to end up with a really huge bill. Thanks in advance.
 
Hi,
What type of roof does it have? That is likely to be the major heat loss and potential source of damp. Insiulating / lining it may be needed or all your heat will dissapear.
Remember thay any type of unvented oil or gas fuelled heater will produce water so that can be a issue.
I drylined my last garage and it made a huge difference. Just wooden battens plaster board and adhesive.
If you want minimum running costs look at an air to air heat pump. Capital cost can high though.

Robert G8RPI.
 
I agree with lining the garage and insulating the roof to stop condensation. But save money (and the planet) by not heating it; instead provide loads of ventilation that is protected from the prevailing weather.
I bet you would have lower costs and better results even if you just installed a continuous trickle extractor-fan.

You could also put it in a "Car-coon."

https://www.carcoon.com/

(as our resident antique (expert) has just said. :) )
 
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g8rpi said:
Hi,
What type of roof does it have? That is likely to be the major heat loss and potential source of damp. Insiulating / lining it may be needed or all your heat will dissapear.
Remember thay any type of unvented oil or gas fuelled heater will produce water so that can be a issue.
I drylined my last garage and it made a huge difference. Just wooden battens plaster board and adhesive.
If you want minimum running costs look at an air to air heat pump. Capital cost can high though.

Robert G8RPI.
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It's a fairly new property and I've noticed a few people have a lined their garages. it just has the exposed wooden eves, tiled roof and exposed brick walls on one side and exposed breeze block on the other (semi detached garaged attached to next door's garage). I guess I don't need warmth as such, I just need an environment that will stop the car rusting
 
Yes it does have power. I didn't wonder if a dehumidifier might be the answer but the garage isn't lined so might be a losing battle with the outside air...
 
I own an Alfa Romeo GTV-6 bought new in 1983, notorious for rusting problems...
I keep it in a (large) non heated, although well insulated garage, with only a large ceiling fan, slowly turning 24/7, under a breathable cover to keep dust away.
I keep all garage windows shut, so almost no ventilation.
There is an electronic dehumidifier for the moist summer months as well, but this device doesn't work when it's cold though.
Car is like new, although I have to admitt, I never, ever drive it in winter...
 
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Peter Pick-Up said:
I own an Alfa Romeo GTV-6 bought new in 1983, notorious for rusting problems...
I keep it in a (large) non heated, although well insulated garage, with only a large ceiling fan, slowly turning 24/7, onder a breathable cover to keep dust away.
I keep all garage windows shut, so almost no ventilation.
There is an electronic dehumidifier for the moist summer months as well, but this device doesn't work when it's cold though.
Car is like new, although I have to admitt, I never, ever drive it in winter...
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The reason that system works is because even "sealed-up" it's very unlikely that your garage doesn't have loads of entry points where the trickle-fan is drawing in air. That airflow is what's stopping condensation forming on your car.
 
So did you just fit one of those awful ceiling fans people fit in their houses - just a cheap thing from B&Q?
 
Yes lagging roof number one.Mine is plywood with loft insulation between .I was lucky to get free flourescents so I covered the window with lagging and boarding as well .
My friends say I will probably get raided by the police when the helecopter flys over and sees a massive heat source thinking I am growing canabis. But at my age (nearly 70 ) I am not being cold.
 
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