Storing Paint In Furnace Room

I have a gas forced air furnace and gas water heater in an enclosed room about 100 square feet.

Storing paint in furnace room.

The furnace has fresh air intake and exhaust outside the house the water heater uses interior air. Seal up the paint can as best as possible. I currently store my paint cans mostly latex but a few oil based stains in my furnace room. What would you say is the minimum distance from the gas furnace and gas water heater the paint should be stored.

This room is large enough to use as storage is there anything i should be aware of before putting stuff in there. If your boiler room doubles as a storage space don t place items flush against the furnace. Give it some space since furnaces are powered by fuels like oil gas or propane they need proper ventilation. Jan 6 2015 keep your home heated.

Storing a painting requires specific conditions to ensure that the paint canvas and frame don t withstand any damage. 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. Never leave any combustibles in the furnace room. Always keep the area free of dust and debris vacuum and clean around your furnace and water heater tank to prevent dust buildup.

Make sure it has enough breathing room and enough air moving throughout. 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. Join us on this exploration of proper furnace room upkeep.

In my house that s the utility room closet it s air conditioned and out of the way. With that in mind store your paint in a cool dry place. I m not certain if latex paints are dangerous to keep near flame sources but i m fairly certain that oil based products are. I am storing unused paint for touch ups in my basement but storing solvents volatiles in the unheated garage.

This guide goes through some crucial advice for how to store paintings without devaluing them. 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. I m just taking about cans of latex and some spray paint. While it s tempting to lean a painting against a storage unit wall we know that there are safer ways to store artwork.

See more ideas about home furnace room furnace room makeover. Don t store anything near your furnace that s combustible at low flash points like gasoline paint and paint thinners. And stylish with these great furnace room makeover ideas.