Any ideas please, I'm having condensation problems in my bike shed/garage, I am thinking of lining the interior with plywood, does anybody have a view on whether or not it may be worthwhile insulating the inside as well, ( this may be a Uk problem only)

gracias amigos

I'm not a structural engineer, but my thinking is that you need to keep moisture out to prevent condensation. Therefore, you need a vapor/moisture barrier. I think you'd still get condensation with plywood alone, and if it became damp, you may develop a mold/mildew issue as well. You'd need to have a barrier on the floor, also.

A simple solution would be to run a dehumidifier in your shed/garage. An advatage to this would be that you would have to run it only at certain times, probably. If you don't want to be worried about emptying the reservoir, you can attach a piece of hose to the outlet, and either run it to a drain, or run it outside.

Insulation wouldn't hurt, but as witega said, the vapor barrier would be a good thing.

Or, you could do like the rest of us, park it in the living room.

Do people actually do that?

I used to! (Many, MANY moons ago...)

I only used the house once as a garage. It was back in the 70s and I didn't have a place to rebuild my bike. My wife still reminds me of what happened to the rug. The bike looked great.

my mum divorced my dad for that... he had too many bikes in the house... plus he prefer to go hunting them spend quality time with the family....... dont blame him i would too

A good vapor barrier will help alot. You could also put a dehumidifier in where the bike is.


I've used the living room as a garage for my bikes many times.

When I had mine, I used to consider it a part of the furnature unitl my wife clued me into the fact that it wasn't. In no uncertain terms, mind you... Her- Me-

I can't imagine why your wife would feel that way, oldscll. I can think of some interesting ways it could have been used. It could make an interesting coffee table. It could be used as a lounge chair in a pinch, or as an ottoman. It could be used as an ironing board. It could be parked against the wall or in the corner, and be used as an entertainment unit, or a bookshelf. It could also sit in the office with a monitor, tower, scanner and fax on it. You could use it as a trellis for climbing houseplants. You could throw a tablecloth over it and use it as a spare dining table for the overflow at holidays. Parked in the bathroom, the handlebars could make unique towels bars (especially if they have heated grips). And there is also a bonus shaving mirror. If you wanted to be really creative, you could clean out the gas tank, and disconnect the fuel line. Then, fill the gas tank with your favorite liquor, and dispense shots using fuel shut off switch. That would be sure to be a real crowd pleaser while entertaining.

witega said:

[quote]If you wanted to be really creative, you could clean out the gas tank, and disconnect the fuel line. Then, fill the gas tank with your favorite liquor, and dispense shots using fuel shut off switch. That would be sure to be a real crowd pleaser while entertaining. [/quote]

I actually like this last idea.

get rid of the wife.

Witega is soooo clever..

You could stand on it to reach high places instead of dirtying a chair.

101 reasons for having a motorcycle in the living room.

You can heat hot dog buns on the muffler

You could also launch projectiles out of the exhaust pipes. Or turn the thing upside, wrap sandpaper around the rear wheel, and have a sanding wheel, or wrap a sanding belt around the front and rear wheels, and have a belt sander. Or just generate power with the rear wheel.

show off....

Put on some saddlebags and voila...

... a magazine rack.

Good ideer! You could sit there to read your magazines, too.

Place it between your sofa and TV, and drive the coffee table to work!

*thinking* would that make your coffee table a valid business expense?

Not if you're already charging for the ottoman

This must be the short bus stop, right?

This is the AC forum. They're ALL short bus stops.