Storing moulding

jon buck · Post by **jon buck** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 4:02 pm

A bit of advice please, I am moving up to the outer reaches of Hereford in a few weeks time and i have to store a fair few lengths of moulding.
It will be for about three months.
The problem i have is that it will be in a barn.
The barn itself is dry as a bone , any advice what to wrap it in ?
Or is this a bad move
I told you i would have some daft questions.
Thanks
Jon

foxyframer · Post by **foxyframer** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 4:29 pm

Jon

Not a daft question at all.

Very important to keep all your moulding dry and if possible maintain a fairly constant temperature above say 8 to 10c. Finishes can be affected by extreme temperatures. Not easy in a large barn in the middle of Hereford. Wrap in something that will not attract moisture and get a small humidity meter, just to see how dry the barn is.
We have one in the studio where we cut mounts. Only a cheapy from the garden centre, but useful all the same.

All the best with the move

Foxy

kev@frames · Post by **kev@frames** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 9:21 pm

Yea a good question.

Im storing a load of bevelled mirrors in a garage soon

cling wrap ought to keep the moisture out, and of course store it raised off the ground if you can. Wrapped in cling wrap it travels around in sea containers and sits on docksides (apparently) for weeks at a time.

Cant be much worse than some of the wholesalers/distributors warehouses

Post by **prospero** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 9:57 pm

A barn should be quite a good place to store moulding. They are designed to be waterproof but well ventilated. As long as you keep the stuff off the floor (pallets?) then it should be OK. A tarp covering might be avisable if you are not sure about the roof or there are pigeons roosting above, but leave the ends open to get a bit of airflow.
You also aught to check it regularly to see if any furry creatures have decided to nibble it or make nests.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 9:58 pm

New Year's greetings, Foxy! Good to read you!

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Sun 13 Jan, 2008 10:00 pm

prospero wrote:You also aught to check it regularly to see if any furry creatures have decided to nibble it or make nests.

At the risk of sounding obvious, I would assume that any timbers in the barn itself are sound (no dry rot, woodworm, etc.).

jon buck · Post by **jon buck** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 7:49 pm

Thank you very much for your replies lets hope the move is not too stressful.

By the way we are moving about twenty minutes north west of Hereford
any of you guys and gals in the vicinity.

I dont think i will be a threat to anybody but it would be nice to touch base with any other framers.

Jon

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 7:57 pm

What part of Wiltshire are you in at the moment, Jon?

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 9:17 pm

Jon
When we moved and had to store moulding, we used the 100mm diameter tunnel/tube rolls of polythene.

We then folded the ends over and used the clling wrap that Kev mentioned to completely seal and waterproof the package.

jon buck · Post by **jon buck** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 2:19 pm

Hi Moglet

We are located in Calne.

Jon

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 10:06 pm

Ah, not too far from where I used to be. I used to live in Potterne (just outside Devizes). I loved Wiltshire...

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 10:29 pm

I lived in Tidworth - twice - 1973 - 78 and a few months in 1993.

If the UK ever had to be given an enema - Tidworth is where they'd stick the tube!

Between that though I also lived in Amesbury for a couple of years and commuted daily to Warminster via Stonehenge and Shrewton. Loved that time - even moonlighted as a barman in 'The Druids Motel' (Now gone) Amesbury.

Four of us car shared the Journey and each Friday one of them and I ran back from Warminster - 22 miles.

I'm still borrowing from the fitness I had in those days and am happy to say that I can still drink just as good!!

Apart from Amesbury and to a lesser extent, Salisbury, I don't know the towns too well - but if you ever get lost in the fog anywhere on Salisbury plain - I'm yer man!!

Well - with some refamiliarisation!

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 10:54 pm

Did you ever visit the Odeon in Salisbury, John?

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 11:09 pm

Can't say I did - these days, apart from my way around, all I remember, bar the Cathedral (What's unique about it?) ..... (Not talking tallest spire)

Is a pub called the Chough.

Not your average framer · Tue 15 Jan, 2008 11:17 pm

I know Wiltshire too! I have a keen interest in the history of the old coaching inns and coaching routes. Wiltshire is full of well preserved examples of such wonderful old inns. Many of Wiltshires roads were the original coaching routes where a set of horses would pull the three and a half ton mail coaches over those rolling Wiltshire hills while trying to keep to the timetable.

I used to sell antique and reproduction antique prints and maps, including old coaching prints for which I did hand colouring. Those days have a lot to do with how I eventually became a framer.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 15 Jan, 2008 11:18 pm

The Haunch of Venison was a lovely pub, full of character and history (including a human hand!). However, I believe that it has been "refurbished" since I left Blighty, and has lost a great deal of its charm.

The Salisbury Odeon is one of my favourite 'fleapits' - the main screen is in a proper, huge auditorium (just like the Gaumont State in Kilburn used to be before Rank turned it into a bingo hall...

). Also, it's a half-timbered cinema!

jon buck · Post by **jon buck** » Sun 20 Jan, 2008 7:37 pm

i remember going to the city hall (i think) to see the Troggs and Gene Pitney FANTASTIC

norymags · Post by **norymags** » Mon 21 Jan, 2008 6:36 pm

Jon,
The best way of storing moulding for that short period would be to lay out some old MDF flat on the floor and wrap the wood altogether in bubble wrap and plenty of it, and lay it on the MDF....at last a use for MDF. Norrie