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Garden shed sides wet inside

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  • 30-07-2018 12:03am
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    Carnmore
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    Just moved in to new house and put tools in garden shed. During heavy rain on Saturday I noticed the inside of the sides were wet all the way up on the exposed sides, as if they were absorbing rain water.

    I need to store tools and equipment in the shed so it needs to be dry.

    Any ideas how I can make it stay dry? It's a rented house and the shed isn't mine so I can't replace it.

    It's made from overlap wood.


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    Czhornet
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    Felt wrap around or some tyvek moisture barrier (like whats used when roofing houses) would help


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    wait4me
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    What type of shed - timber or block built?


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    Carnmore
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    wait4me wrote: »
    What type of shed - timber or block built?

    Timber overlap with a felted roof


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    Carnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    Czhornet wrote: »
    Felt wrap around or some tyvek moisture barrier (like whats used when roofing houses) would help

    I'm thinking of stapling clear plastic sheeting to the outside - what do you think?


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    Czhornet
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    Carnmore wrote: »
    I'm thinking of stapling clear plastic sheeting to the outside - what do you think?

    probably would be OK if done tightly, if the wind gets in under it it will tear it very easily though unless its a heavy gauge plastic. It would be a quick solution to be fair.


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    Can you stick up a picture of the affected wall, inside and out?


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    Lumen
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    Would you not just paint the exposed faces with something to resist soaking of the timbers?


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    Carnmore
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    Lumen wrote: »
    Would you not just paint the exposed faces with something to resist soaking of the timbers?
    Like creosote which is oil based?


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    Lumen
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    Carnmore wrote: »
    Like creosote which is oil based?

    Creosote is illegal for domestic use, for good reason. Plus, it's not your shed and if I was the landlord I've take the cost of a replacement shed out of your deposit (because I'd have to rip it out to avoid being sued when subsequent tenants get cancer).

    Some kind of wax or urethane-based product, I'd have thought.

    This is not a recommendation, but this sort of thing.

    https://sadolin.ie/finish/shed-fence/


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    Carnmore
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    Lumen wrote: »
    Carnmore wrote: »
    Like creosote which is oil based?

    Creosote is illegal for domestic use, for good reason. Plus, it's not your shed and if I was the landlord I've take the cost of a replacement shed out of your deposit (because I'd have to rip it out to avoid being sued when subsequent tenants get cancer).

    Some kind of wax or urethane-based product, I'd have thought.

    This is not a recommendation, but this sort of thing.

    https://sadolin.ie/finish/shed-fence/

    I meant 'creocote' which is a legal creosote substitute


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