First Assembly In A High Moisture Enviroment

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BigMike66

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Looking to complete my first wood frame assy for a high moisture room, the bathroom.

I'll be using varnish as the topcoat, as it has excellent resistance to water, and water vapor (as compared to shellac and lacquer, my two other primary topcoats).

What would be the best approach to assy, even looking at it from the beginning:

- mat type
- sealing tape usage
- glazing selection
- kraft paper for the backside

This is a common print, nothing high value. From a newbs perspective, does a conservation assy satisfy, or is there additional points to consider?

Thanks,

Mike
 
For such a high moisture location I would try to use a corrugated plastic backing, acrylic glazing, and tape the whole thing on the edges with one of those metalized tapes to seal everything.

Type of mat would not matter, IMHO, and backing paper would be merely to keep out dust if you use corrugated plastic for the backing board.
 
if it's to be in a hot-tub room(that would hot humid ALL the time) might you think about using some type of caluking around the glazing(using acrylic??)??? I've always been a little bothered by ---we tape up the package to hinder moisture intrusion but seldom give thought to the front part.
 
I don't know - ordinary print? - I've had a framed print hanging 6" from my shower curtain for ten years, framed with ordinary materials, with no adverse effects apparent to date. I think we worry too much.
 
I agree, Pat. I have 2 ordinary prints hanging in my teenage daughter's bathroom. They've been hanging there for almost 6 years and have been subjected to 20-25 minute steaming hot showers every day (I've been trying to get her to take shorter showers :icon9:) and I haven't seen any ill effects either.
 
Frame it like any other job for an ordinary print. Only time you would need to worry is if water actually splashes on it.
 
Last 3 responses to my OP are very enlightening, in the fact that I was all worried when I didn't need to be.

Boy, do I have alot to learn.

Thanks for all the replies.

Mike
 
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