Collection rooms / Man caves in the loft.

[_Lee_]

Hi guys,

Seems as though a few of us are currently rearranging the man caves Im another who has the loft for my collection.

Firstly, my loft is insulated fully ( rockwool and recticel soild insulation ), plasterboarded and plastered. Obviously since we moved here 5 years ago ive kept an eye on it in both summer and winter months and although the summer its a bit hot, ive not seen any damage or deterioration of any pieces. Ive also taken the step of purchasing a combi boiler to replace the standard boiler, which also means the main water tank which is currently in the loft will be getting removed soon. I had this blocked off from my collection anyway but the extra space will be good to have. I often sweat like a £3 hooker up there, but although so far no damage to my collection which is good. Im going to install soffit vents and maybe a Velux although i myself beleive that the room is more of a benefit without a Velux window as its kept dark. Theres no damp and i often open the hatch to let the air circulate.

What do you guys do in your lofts? Do you climate control or anything??

Lee

 

[x-pack]

That's the main benefit of a loft. It's dark. You shouldn't see and fading or bleaching of things stored in darkness. Tile vents or under sofit vents are useful to have anyway. I had to use tile vents because my under sofit is asbestos :roll:

If like me you're up there fairly regular and you notice it becoming too hot, open the hatch if you can. Common sense stuff really, but the biggest common sense advice is not to store your collection in the attic. If you have to you have to :wink:

 

[edd_jedi]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, there are psychos on RS that have climate controlled collecting rooms yet have still experienced yellow bubbles and deterioration. The truth is the biggest enemy to most of these plastic collectables is age, there is very little you can do to stop or slow down the ageing process. I have had items stored in pitch black cool cupboards go yellow.

 

[x-pack]

Never a truer word said 8)

 

[mr_palitoy]

I have a loft room between 2 eaves that gets very hot/cold in summer/winter. I don't keep MOCs in it. Even the reseals I have in a cabinet just outside the door at the top of the stairs warp in the summer. I had a builder round who said loft insulation would only make it worse, what I needed was air vents so that there was air flow through the loft eaves.

cheers Jason

 

[yoda]

Hi guys,

Seems as though a few of us are currently rearranging the man caves Im another who has the loft for my collection.

Firstly, my loft is insulated fully ( rockwool and recticel soild insulation ), plasterboarded and plastered. Obviously since we moved here 5 years ago ive kept an eye on it in both summer and winter months and although the summer its a bit hot, ive not seen any damage or deterioration of any pieces. Ive also taken the step of purchasing a combi boiler to replace the standard boiler, which also means the main water tank which is currently in the loft will be getting removed soon. I had this blocked off from my collection anyway but the extra space will be good to have. I often sweat like a £3 hooker up there, but although so far no damage to my collection which is good. Im going to install soffit vents and maybe a Velux although i myself beleive that the room is more of a benefit without a Velux window as its kept dark. Theres no damp and i often open the hatch to let the air circulate.

What do you guys do in your lofts? Do you climate control or anything??

Lee

Hi if you have your loft finished completely and sealed I would advise you to get your soffit vents in soon. They will stop the timber sweating behind the insulation. This will prevent dry/wet root in your roof structure. Regarding ventilation to your finished room they will serve no purpose as the room is sealed. You can buy Velux windows with a blind which would allow you to keep the room still dark. Another option is fit a dry master which will circulate air through the room. I think these cost around £350-400 it is expensive but fitting a Velux could cost as much. But the easiest at moment is maybe open the loft door to circulate the air now and again to prevent mold forming as the heat will travel up from downstairs through the floor into your new room. You will need air movement to allow for temperature changes.

 

[jedi_mister]

Hi have a 2 room loft conversion with Velux windows and blinds so I can control the amount of light entering the room. When it's hot in the summer I can open the windows but leave the blinds down so only a small amount of light entering but still get air.

One of the rooms is more for my modern stuff so I can leave those windows and blinds open all the time