I have furniture & other items in storage. It feels damp but there's no leaks. Any suggestions?

Question

I live in North Mississippi and there's alot of moisture in the air right now. Even under a carport looks wet though we haven't had much rain lately. We can't afford the climate controlled storage sheds so that's not an option. We have only had this unit for 2 weeks and hopefully wont have it but about another month or so. I hate to think about my stuff being ruined by the moisture making it damp, musty and/or moldy. If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate them.

Answer 1

Buy a few bags of desicant.

Answer 2

It's the same thing with basements in humid areas (I'm in the Ozarks). Do you have an electrical outlet in the storage? Esp. if you have a drain in there, too, you can get a dehumidifier and run it.

If you don't have a drain, you can just use the reservoir in the dehumid. but it need dumping. Ours holds like 40 pints and when it's really humid, it must be dumped every day (or less than 24 hours). That's to keep it around 50% humidity. You can try keeping the setting at a higher humidity (like 75-80 and that will help keep down any condensation but still be rather high) and that will lower the times you have to dump out the reservoir.
Good luck!

Answer 3

The old fashion term for removing moisture from the air was Sec bags. If you go to a hardware or home store, there is a product that you place in the storage area that sucks moisture out of the air. I have a fruit cellar in my house and this works wonders. I am not at my house right now, in fact I am 1300 miles away so I dont remember the name of the product. Explain to the store clerk what you are after and I know most stores carry this.

Answer 4

concrete tends to naturally sweat. and I'm guessing that your floor is concrete. look for stuff at wal-mart for absorbing humidity, it should be sold in your area.