Preservation Packaging Environmental Monitoring When choosing storage and display areas in your home it is important to avoid areas that are subject to high temperatures and high relative humidity or severe fluctuations in either. Areas that are insulated, such as garages, sheds, attics o r under the house experience severe temperature and humidity fluctuations.
Good ventilation is important.
Areas with direct sunlight or strong light should be avoided for storing or displaying your material. Remember to check your valuable material regularly for problems and take steps to remedy these. Silverfish, attracted to both fabric and coatings on paper items, love areas that are left dark, undis turbed and not too dry. The crevice between the carpet and the skirting board, cracks at the edge of bathroom tiles, piles of paper and behind hanging picture frames are favourites. Recycle piles of unwanted paper and place spacers between your frames and the wall.