Hello there I was wondering if anyone could help Or share some feedback, i have a brick shed 8ft x 5ft and I’ve tried my best to keep the humidity levels down in it but it never stays comfortable I have fitted a upvc door to replace the wooden panel one, installed tube heaters and even insulated above where the joists run along but still very humid in there, it might be worth mentioning that behind the shed is like a brick planter where the previous owner probably used so I don’t know if water getting trapped in the soil is making the shed more humid also I’ve attached photos of the plant bed and another of one two little pipes at the bottom of the shed which where they maybe lead to is the plant bed maybe they are for drainage not sure just fed up because some of my tools are starting to rust Any help would be gratefully appreciated P.s I am no expert at construction or Would even call myself anywhere near that so please be gentle
It appears to me that you have two problems one is damp or collected water and the other is the warm wet air inside the shed. Could you put some pics up of the outside shed where the planter meets the wall and showing if above or below the damp proof course. Regarding the two open 'pipes' where do they come from, and does any water come out of them? You seem to be inferring that it flows under what I assume is the sub floor but where do you think it goes then, or is it pooling on the floor as it exits? Any windows or other ventilation in the walls of the shed? Without ventilation you may be simply heating the damp air inside the shed and repeating the cycle. Basically you need to solve the damp then move onto the ventilation/insulation. Hope that helps a bit.
Thank you for reply I have posted some photos, the pipes lead to the planter and they are underneath the red shelf as marked in blue and you can see the brick vent from outside and inside as there is only one brick vent to Answer the question of ventilation also there is a window. I hope this provides More of an insight thanks Again
Looking at your 3rd picture, behind the vice you can see the damp in the brickwork which is probably because the planter soil level outside is stacked up against, and higher than the damp proof course of the shed. The planter and any other areas outside should be at least two course of brick below the damp proof course of bricks of the shed. I may have still misunderstood but the open pipes which you say 'lead to the planter' could be draining water in to your shed from the planter?
Many thanks again for your reply yeah I was starting to think the same thing about the soil up against the wall of the shed but was not 100 percent sure hence my post the pipes in question I have never seen any water come Out of them or seen a pool of water at the bottom, but I’m gonna dig out the planter and line it with some Polyurethane sheeting to keep The soil off the shed brick work
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