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Default Storing furniture in unheated space, cold weather

On Oct 28, 10:02*am, "
wrote:
I've not done this before, so am concerned. *Midwest, unheated but dry
storage area. *A few pieces of good, wood furniture. *Am wondering about
potential for damage just from continued cold and assuming it remains
fairly dry. *The storage area is secure, so no leaky roof or puddles.


It'll beat up on the furniture. It dries out the wood something
fierce and the joints loosen up. A season in the cold won't kill it,
but I wouldn't want to have good furniture in an un-conditioned
storage space for long in a climate that had big swings of temperature
and humidity.

R