Storing solid oak worktop at low temperatures

s7ryf3925pivug

We got solid oak worktops from ikea before we're ready to fit them because they are being discontinued. It says on the boxes they should be stored at above 10 degrees. I was planning to store them in our garage, where we keep the temperature above zero but not above 10.

Might this damage the worktops? I was wondering if the specified range is just to avoid too big a difference to where they are being fitted, and if it would be ok to just move them into the house a week or two before installation?

GreeBo

How humid/damp is your garage and how will they be stored?
If its IKEA Im guessing they are just in cardboard?

Either way you will want to store them flat to avoid developing a warp...do you have space for that?

listermint

Whats the final intended finish for these worktops ?

Oiling them ? varnishing them ?

If they are stored poorly they can split or the can bend and warp. Have to be stored flat and have to be stored room temp. For me id find a room in the house to put them in.

Or open them up and rub them all down with worktop oil to seal them in. Theyd be fine then

s7ryf3925pivug

Can make space in kitchen to store leaning against wall. Space in garage to lie flat though inconvenient. cardboard packaging. Garage is not particularly damp, run dehumidifier if condensation is on windows un the morning. Will do kitchen storage when its ready. diagram on packaging shows it leaning against wall so I guess that is fine.

Oil finish as per spec

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/rasunda-worktop-oak-20301889/

listermint

Annie Dirty Sinus wrote: »

Can make space in kitchen to store leaning against wall. Space in garage to lie flat though inconvenient. cardboard packaging. Garage is not particularly damp, run dehumidifier if condensation is on windows un the morning. Will do kitchen storage when its ready. diagram on packaging shows it leaning against wall so I guess that is fine.

Finish will be to oil as per spec

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/rasunda-worktop-oak-20301889/

itll be fine boxed in the kitchen then no need to leave flat or apply finish.



For finish use, food grade mineral oil. (get it on ebay its cheaper) you will need to apply it probable once a year to keep the worktop topped up. so best go with ebay where you can get a 2 litres or so for reasonable money. Rather than paying 50 quid for 500ml of the same stuff from woodies or the likes

GreeBo

Assuming you are leaning it horizontally against the wall it should be fine...I wouldnt go vertical.