paulr

I have an expensive solid oak cabinet approx 100cm x 150cm but dont have any room for it.Will it be safe to store in the garage or could the cold and damp warp the solid wood.Its very sturdy.
What about sealing it,it may be there for a long time.

cheers
Paul......

OllyK

If your garage is damp then yes this may well affect it, more so than the cold. But your garage shouldn't really be damp if the roof isn't leaking and it is reasonably weather proof. I'd consider bubble wrap and polythene or old sheet and polythene to protect it from knocks and bumps as well as dust and such. Then check it very few months.

David Lock

At the very least wrap the cabinet well. I would use felt material such as that used in pond construction (it's laid under pond liner as a protection against stones holing liner and inexpensive for the amount you will need). However I would personally find room inside dl

Chip Sengravy

Be careful if you totally seal it, as any moisture the cabinet has in it now....( there maybe a bit, drying/airing clothes in the house house in winter???) will remain in the cabinet, and will come out when the weather changes, and just condense inside the bag/wrapping.

David Lock

Hence suggestion to use felt which breathes.......

Chip Sengravy

I see what you are saying DL, but surely this would just let the cabinet reach the same damp/humidity levels of the garage?

dpb

silica gel.....?

David Lock

You're probably right but better than nothing I think. I stored an oak table in a damp shed this way and it survived although some upholstered chairs got mold on the seats and they needed re-covering. Far better to keep inside although an expensive option would be to use a small heater in garage with timer to ward off the damp a bit in winter months. dl

John Catlin

What about a putting it in a box and a small 15w lamp just to keep an even temperature ?

paulr

You're right,its more cold than anything.Well wrapped and off the floor (rain) sounds to me it should be okay.

Chip

Try this type of thing:

http://www.airflow-uk.com/air-chamber.htm

Chip ( pissed, so may be useless idea)

Chip Sengravy

Try this type of thing:

http://www.coldsmoker.com/

Chip Sengravy ( also pissed, so may be useless idea)

unclebuck

Let's just cut to the chase here.... Why?? Why not just sell it to someone who has a place to put it? Job done.

UB

Chip Sengravy

as UB said..geddit flogged
get some pics up, see if there are any takers, I'm after some fuirniture myself