welshies
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Hi, need some advise on storing tack please. Since moving in to our first house my tack is stored in our outside utility room which is a breeze block built 1950s outhouse split into 2, 1 side is a toilet. It has a concrete floor, asbestos roof and Ive painted the walls with anti mold exterior paint. The utility part houses a freezer, tumble dryer (hardly used), washing machine and my tack. The tack has been in there untouched since about November and when I went to get one of the saddles yesterday it was covered in mould. Im not shocked but I do need to do something about it. It obviously gets freezing cold in there, but hot in summer, I think mostly due to the roof which also forms condensation on it. The plan is to sometime in the future, but not any time soon, knock it down and move it but until then I need a temporary and cheap solution! I have cleaned all the tack and plan to let it dry in the spare room then cover it in ko-cho-line. But how would you deal with the room? I thought I could line the roof with polystyrene sheets and carpet or lino the floor? Have had a look into greenhouse heater and dehumidifiers but conflicting advise on which one would help with damp, Im guessing the dehumidifier? Plus it needs to be seriously cheap to run! I do think the garage is a lot less damp but my partner smoke in there so thats a no no too! Other than that its the spare room but really dont want to do that. When I lived at home my tack was kept in my parent utility next to the freezer for donkeys years with no problem but, although the room got just as cold, it is brick built and between the main part of the house and the garage and has an insulated roof. Any other suggestion would be gratefully received. Thanks
