Non heated garages............

[jwillis]

I have had my new garage since last spring and it is quickly filling up with posters and pictures of such things as : Indy car racing, Formula One racing, posters and the like. My garage will probably not be heated this winter and I was wondering: from those of you who have posters and pictures hanging on the walls in unheated garages, do you take all of this stuff into the house during the winter? What I am asking is- will the cold damage pictures, posters and things of this nature in the winter in a cold climate in an unheated garage? Thanks for any comments.

 

[Pac-Man]

If Ohio weather is anything like where I grew up in Indiana I don't think I'd store anything made of paper like posters or pictures in an unconditioned garage. It's not really the cold weather that does these things in, but over time the changes between hot and cold temps cause moisture damage over time... So as they say it's not the heat but humidity (and lack of it in the winter) that I believe will accelerate the decay of your racing posters.

 

[fomocoforrester]

The cold itself will be unlikely to damage your pictures, it's more the condensation that can come with the cold.

As long as your internal and external temperatures remain close to each other and the relative humidity is fairly low, you should be OK.

However, If the internal/external temperature equality is going to be disturbed, i.e. if you are going to be inside for any length of time, or you park a vehicle with a hot engine in it, or the sun can fall on it periodically - then you may have a problem.

EDIT - Pac-Man, you beat me to it...

 

[rvr6000]

I've haven't had too many problems with pictures that were framed....I suppose just because the glass and backing prevent the paper from curling up....but as the others have said, posters and other loose material like that will show damage next spring/summer.

 

[jwillis]

All of my pictures and posters are in frames, but I will probably take them inside this winter anyway. Thanks for all the advice...........j willis

 

[Gary S]

Most posters are made out of paper. Paper is made from wood. Most picture frames are made of wood too.
Your garage is probably made out of wood too. If the cold doesn't hurt your garage, it isn't going to hurt any other wood products.

 

[bb1970]

If they are that precious. Maybe they don't belong in the garage.

 

[kmkalf]

i've had posters in my garage for about 6 years now and the only damage they got was when something brushes against them. i'm in buffalo, ny so the winters are cold and it is a concrete garage

 

[Concrete B]

If it is a "collectable" I'd err on the side of caution, but posters I get from races and car shows are no big deal.

 

[nate379]

What I was thinking as well.

I used to have tittie girl posters in my garage, but after I caught one on fire with the grinder shooting sparks and nearly burned the whole place down I trashed all of them.

Only stuff I would bring in was paint, stain, caulking, wax, etc as it would freeze and ruin it.

If they are that precious. Maybe they don't belong in the garage.

 

[Finley]

frames. mine isnt heated, and im in the same area. frames keep em straight, it isnt the cold, its the humidity changes.

 

[nate379]

Just put the staples every 5-6" and they stay up fine. Of course I don't put anything in the garage that I want to keep nice, but I use my garage, it's not a show room.

 

[m289271]

Cheap frames from Malwart or the like. Preserves the poster and gives it a nice clean look.

 

[zombies-nyc]

Glue them to the wall with wallpaper paste.

 

[IH82BL8]

You didn't say whether your garage is detached--that will make a big difference as to how cold it gets.

Mine is unheated, but attached, so the temp never goes below about 40F. I have several dry-mounted posters on the wall and they are holding up just fine. It never crossed my mind to bring them in when the weather gets cold.

 

[lametec]

I've had a poster or two and a big piece of cardboard with Mopar printed on it in my unheated detached garage for years. I've never noticed any kind of damage to them. There have been days in the spring where there's almost puddles of water from moisture on the tools, but the paper stuff seems to do just fine.

I think the key is that the paper changes temperature rather quickly, while the tools stay cold longer because of more mass. So dew forms on the tools but not the posters.

 

[Airwilf]

I have had my new garage since last spring and it is quickly filling up with posters and pictures of such things as : Indy car racing, Formula One racing, posters and the like. My garage will probably not be heated this winter and I was wondering: from those of you who have posters and pictures hanging on the walls in unheated garages, do you take all of this stuff into the house during the winter? What I am asking is- will the cold damage pictures, posters and things of this nature in the winter in a cold climate in an unheated garage? Thanks for any comments.

I have several racing /car posters in my garage.I found a local laminating shop that laminated them fairly cheaply & keep them on my walls year round.Also have major temperature fluctuations between winter & hot humid summers.No issues so far.