Who Stores Their Collection in a Basement?

Endless Morbidity · Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2108 Location: New York

I'm forced to have to move my collection into a basement that has a history of floods, the last which caused a mold problem which has been taken care of so it seems...

Does anyone else store their shit in a basement? I want to build shelfs so they're at least 2 feet off the ground. I got a dehumidifier and all that shit.

Evil_Invader · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 554 Location: Quebec, Canada

I do. There was never any flood there thought (for what I know). I use a dehumidifier as well and the vynils are far from the ground. I think it is ok.
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1349 · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 647 Location: Texas

send them over

monsterSquad · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 700

HA! i was going to say i have some room on my shelves here for those records Wink

metalmaster · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Mexico

sooner or later the moist will destroy that collection, Why dont donate it to the members of this forum?
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gravesnatcher · Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 644 Location: DIABLO

Put your records in your bedroom and sleep in your basement.If it floods you will be the first to know and records will be safe.

Bestial Aggressor · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 588 Location: London,UK

doomedplanet · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 385 Location: Oregon

no one that I know that cares about their collection does.

NWN PROD · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 13638 Location: SF Bay Area

The moisture in the air could make your jackets wavy at the least. It's probably not the best idea especially on the east coast.
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Blood Of Von · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 812

I keep all of my vinyl in those expensive fully sealed/lockable DJ vinyl flight cases, maybe get some of them? I get close to 100 in each one, obviously the DLP's take up more room.
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Pazuzu · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 520

Endless Morbidity · Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 2108 Location: New York

Well yes, that might come to be. I'd much rather wake up in a pool of stagnant water than have my records suffer the same fate.

Anyway, I've been down there past few weeks replacing bad sheet rock and painting, so it's really not too bad. My biggest fear is mold and mildew, but with a dehumidifier and keeping shit clean, I don't think it would be a problem.

I still might find a better place to keep them.

A basement is the worst enemy to a record collection. I've passed up some pretty rare LP's in the past for dirt cheap due to the fact they were contaminated with mold.

I remember finding "Seven Churches" with the embossed logo for $1.00. I figured I'd just air it out and stick a fabric softener sheet in it (works for mild stink). When I was in the car, I reach in to pull the LP out and had black mold on my hand. I threw it out the window......I really hate that shit.

Karan · Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 1347

Well, no matter how good you treat the things, time will consume them...unless you put them in a special room, sealed with some inert gas or something...and you will not be able to touch them, a lot less play them, so... Rolling Eyes

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