Auto Storage 'oil and chip' flooring opinions?

[rapidride2]

Hello,

 

I am forced to put my deceased fathers' 56 Buick Roadmaster in storage for 3 to 6 months until issues with his estate are settled.

 

The building I have found is close and very reasonably priced. It is a very nice, insulated, building, secure with owners living on the video-taped grounds.

 

However the floors are 'oil and chip'.

 

How will this flooring do in regards to preventing rust?  Opinions?

 

Thanks,

Matt

 

 

Edited November 27, 2016 by rapidride2 (see edit history)

[Spinneyhill]

What is "oil and chip"? Is it a vapour barrier? Is the building ventilated?

[rapidride2]

It is oil with chipped rock poured on top.  Much what you see for rural roads.  It is more cost effective than pavement for smaller communities..  I'm unsure of ventilation.  The gentleman stated it is insulated.

[rapidride2]

Midwest.  Saint Louis. It gets below freezing for at least a few weeks at a time.

[rapidride2]

I was thinking i could always put some thick plastic sheeting under the car to prohibit moisture...

[auburnseeker]

Black top , which is basically what that is,  should be fine.  Probably better than concrete because it doesn't seem to sweat.  With the insulation that's a bonus as the rapid warm up days that only last for 1 or 2,  won't cause the temperature inside to change causing condensation,  so your car will stay dry as long as they keep the doors shut.  

I would think that's a good option for storage.  most old cars are just stored in an old garage with no insulation and a concrete slab.  You could do the plastic or I use cardboard underneath.  The water is absorbed in the bottom layer (if any) and the top stays dries,  while the corrugation acts as a barrier layer that seems to keep the top dry,  unless there is real saturation of the floor. 

This is probably your best option short of a heated ventilated storage facility which will probably be quite a bit more expensive. 

[rapidride2]

Thanks Auburn.  At $30-$33 a month it is enticing. I will check into other barrier options as well.  Im thinking the oil and chipped rock (asphalt) would help prevent moisture.  

[Guest Skyking]

28 minutes ago, rapidride2 said:

Thanks Auburn.  At $30-$33 a month it is enticing. I will check into other barrier options as well.  Im thinking the oil and chipped rock (asphalt) would help prevent moisture.  

That price is unheard of around here!!  Even back in the 70's when I had to rent I was paying $50 a month.  I'd go with the cardboard like stated above.

[rapidride2]

4 minutes ago, Skyking said:

Thats unheard of around here!  Even back in the 70's when I had to rent I was paying $50 a month.  I'd go with the cardboard like stated above.

Right he charges $1.80 to $2.00 a linear foot depending on length of storage.

[auburnseeker]

That's crazy cheap.  A 10 by 20 storage unit around here (the cheapest ones available in the area and we are in a rural area) that the owner doesn't take care of and the door was froze shut several times in the winter when I went their to get parts, is 90 a month.  It even flooded once,  ruining some of my stuff when the snow built up in front of the door after sliding off the metal roof and the rain came in.  

[Spinneyhill]

Damp will come out of the ground if the oil is not completely covering it and thick enough for the chips to not penetrate. I would put down a thick plastic or butyl sheet under it to keep the damp out. It will need to go right to the walls. Perhaps a humidity meter will indicate what the conditions are like inside?