Storing Paint In Furnace Room

This guide goes through some crucial advice for how to store paintings without devaluing them.

Storing paint in furnace room.

Jan 6 2015 keep your home heated. I currently store my paint cans mostly latex but a few oil based stains in my furnace room. In my house that s the utility room closet it s air conditioned and out of the way. There is plenty of extra space around the furnace and i am wondering if it would be safe to store stuff up there like boxes and a table.

Join us on this exploration of proper furnace room upkeep. This room is large enough to use as storage is there anything i should be aware of before putting stuff in there. Never leave any combustibles in the furnace room. My house has a new natural gas furnace in a room tht is about 6ft wide 14 long and 3 5 feet high.

And stylish with these great furnace room makeover ideas. The furnace has fresh air intake and exhaust outside the house the water heater uses interior air. I have a gas forced air furnace and gas water heater in an enclosed room about 100 square feet. I m just taking about cans of latex and some spray paint.

What would you say is the minimum distance from the gas furnace and gas water heater the paint should be stored. While it s tempting to lean a painting against a storage unit wall we know that there are safer ways to store artwork. Plus the moisture from humidity can rust the paint cans and when you go to open up the lid flakes of that rust can get into the paint. The room has an entry door and a large 2x2ft vent going to the furnace and and exhaust pipe out the roof.

Make sure it has enough breathing room and enough air moving throughout. I m not certain if latex paints are dangerous to keep near flame sources but i m fairly certain that oil based products are. Seal up the paint can as best as possible. Give it some space since furnaces are powered by fuels like oil gas or propane they need proper ventilation.

Storing a painting requires specific conditions to ensure that the paint canvas and frame don t withstand any damage. With that in mind store your paint in a cool dry place. See more ideas about home furnace room furnace room makeover. I won t store any flammable chemicals and leave plenty of space around the furnace.

However i m unsure as to where else i can store them. I am storing unused paint for touch ups in my basement but storing solvents volatiles in the unheated garage. The above requirements usually mean that storing paint in an unheated garage crawl space shed wet basement or hot attic is not a good idea but a cool and dry utility closet mud room or laundry room should be fine.