How do you eliminate some of the moisture in a garage? Would kitty litter be beneficial?
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Check the gasket on the bottom of the garage door. That may help a little. You can also use those little canister of "Damp Rid" they will help remove moisture from the air which may help with the mildew. Water + Kitty Litter(clay)= Mud. Not a good idea. Hope that helps.
Where is the moisture in the garage, and possibly is this garage underground. Please give us more info.
Kitty litter would have little effect. One thing to do is to try to seal it up as good as you can so that as little moist air can get in other than opening the door. The allow the door between the house and the garage to be open for a time after the car is brought in to do a little dehumidifying. If you can seal if fairly well, you could put a dehumidifier out there set at a fairly high setting to pull humidity down but it will be an energy drain if the door is opened frequently.
You could try large amounts of baking soda, though I don't know how much you would need for a space that large.
Kitty litter will really not solve anything. It sounds like you need a drainage system installed.
If you cannot afford a drainage system, try to improve ventilation in the garage. You can install an attic fan in the garage roof to move a lot of air. That should cut down on the amount of moisture that can build up in the air.
If your garage has a lot of moisture and is prevelent. Your concrete floor, my need to be sealed for moisture . The concrete floor in homes are usually sealed , before home built. But they usually leave garages alone.
Go to neares hardware store. Get concrete sealant. Follow directions. Turn off , water heater . If you have strong flamable fumes in sealer.
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Paul.
Before you do this listen: A news article from a McDonald's in California, they had a grease spill on the back of a grill pan. Some individual that doesn't work there anymore put kitty litter on it so it would soak up the grease.
Lo and behold, the kitty litter or whatever was in the stuff, chemically, mixed with the grease and, created toxic fumes and, three people dropped from the fumes, the whole place had to be evacuated, a hazmat team came in, thinking it was a terrorists attack and, went through the whole place. They found the kitty litter and decided that it, chemically worked with the grease in some way and, created toxic fumes that overcame these people. So, take a hint that maybe kitty litter, no name was given, may not work well with grease of any type.
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