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How can I stop the condensation in the garage?

The garage has heavy condensation when the temp. in garage is colder than the outside air. The garage always feels colder than the outside temp,
tim e, February 2009
Yes I know what you mean - my garage often seems to me to be colder than the outside air but the more I think about it the more I realise that this is impossible unless my garage has been made into a cold room.

My garage is attached to the house on two sides. I enter it from a very warm utility room but the air temperature in the garage can be no colder and probably a degree or so warmer than the outside air temperature. . If I enter the garage from the outside when the sun is shining then it does feel noticeably colder because I get no reflected warming.

The condensation in your garage can only be caused by warm wet air meeting the cold surfaces of walls and or ceiling in the garage - could be from inside the house or residual heat from a wet motor vehicle.

The solutions you might try are: keep the warm damp air out of the garage - insulate and line the walls and ceiling of the garage -ventilate the garage a little to let out any trapped damp air - possibly consider a small, cheap dehumidifier - let the car cool down before putting it away for the night.

Peccavi, February 2009