Hi,
I am just starting out in framing and it is just a hobby although catching on quick at the moment. I have a selection of mouldings, but although I am keeping them in my spare room which has been converted for making the frames etc, I am asking the question as to whether storing the mouldings in my garage on racks would be an option? Would the mouldings be affected by cold etc.? I am thinking that hopefully it would be okay as long as I bring them into the house to get up to temperature before cutting, but would like your advice please?
Dot
Storage of Mouldings
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Merlin
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Horizontl racking is OK, as long as the whole length is supported at decent intervals.
I see you are from way up North across the border. Your main problem in a garage would be damp, not necessily the cold. Cold but dry is OK. Is Scotland ever dry. Especially at the moment.
Particularly with 'bare faced' woods, as over time they will act like a spong and absorb any moisture in the air, that will not only cause 'bows' along the length but also 'twists' across the moulding.
I see you are from way up North across the border. Your main problem in a garage would be damp, not necessily the cold. Cold but dry is OK. Is Scotland ever dry. Especially at the moment.
Particularly with 'bare faced' woods, as over time they will act like a spong and absorb any moisture in the air, that will not only cause 'bows' along the length but also 'twists' across the moulding.
John GCF
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Dot
Damp is the main concern especially with gesso covered mouldings and any wide temperature changes. Garages will have a similar humidity to outside.
Get yourself a humidity meter. Try it in the workroom and in the garage. See the difference! Same thing with a temperature gauge.
Humidity in the normal range is 40% - 70%. Temp 12c - 16c.
We like to store moulding vertically;far less liable to twist and bow.
Damp is the main concern especially with gesso covered mouldings and any wide temperature changes. Garages will have a similar humidity to outside.
Get yourself a humidity meter. Try it in the workroom and in the garage. See the difference! Same thing with a temperature gauge.
Humidity in the normal range is 40% - 70%. Temp 12c - 16c.
We like to store moulding vertically;far less liable to twist and bow.
Measure twice - cut once
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My workshop is a double garage. To keep it warm and dry I fitted insulated garage doors (made by a carpenter), insulated the loft space and fitted carpets (that we were removing from the house). I also bought a heater and a dehumidifier (from Screwfix) to keep me, the mountboard and the mouldings nice and comfortable. It's pretty difficult working if you're not feeling comfortable.
I store my moulding using adjustable shelving supports and brackets onto which I've fitted plastic guttering (all from Screwfix). Initially I tried just the shelving brackets which I covered with foam pipe insulation but the mouldings kept falling off. Plastic guttering keeps them nice and tidy and ensures they are supported over their entire length.
Oh yes, and don't keep the car in the garage! Putting a wet car into a garage will will probably ruin moulding quicker than anything short of keeping it in the garden. It''s changes in humidity that will cause wood to warp.
Why not get rid of the car, turn the spare room into a spare bedroom and work in the garage?
I store my moulding using adjustable shelving supports and brackets onto which I've fitted plastic guttering (all from Screwfix). Initially I tried just the shelving brackets which I covered with foam pipe insulation but the mouldings kept falling off. Plastic guttering keeps them nice and tidy and ensures they are supported over their entire length.
Oh yes, and don't keep the car in the garage! Putting a wet car into a garage will will probably ruin moulding quicker than anything short of keeping it in the garden. It''s changes in humidity that will cause wood to warp.
Why not get rid of the car, turn the spare room into a spare bedroom and work in the garage?
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Dot,
I have installed 2 Baxi gas wall heaters on both outside walls in my studio and I have them turned down low for the whole winter which as you know in Scotland can be 4-6 months.
The advantage of a warm studio is you don`t have to wear 4 layers of clothing as I used to.
These heaters can be picked up second hand and as long as the flue goes through an outside wall, they can be fitted without any ventilation as they get their air from the balance flue method.
This, In my opinion keeps the studio at a reasonable temperture and lessens the risk of any damage to mouldings, mountboard etc:...Norrie
I have installed 2 Baxi gas wall heaters on both outside walls in my studio and I have them turned down low for the whole winter which as you know in Scotland can be 4-6 months.
The advantage of a warm studio is you don`t have to wear 4 layers of clothing as I used to.
These heaters can be picked up second hand and as long as the flue goes through an outside wall, they can be fitted without any ventilation as they get their air from the balance flue method.
This, In my opinion keeps the studio at a reasonable temperture and lessens the risk of any damage to mouldings, mountboard etc:...Norrie