MY STORE FLOODED. tips?
- Thread starter Jonny_Paycheck
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They'll live. LPs and 12"s in the back were damaged though. Some beautiful reggae titles from the newest collection, although I tend to separate out the rarer stuff so most of that is OK.
Yo Jonny,
One of the first things I'd do is get a de-humidifier. Not a tiny one from sears, but a REALLY big one. You can rent them from places that rent tools & equipment to contractors. In Canada, a big name in this field is Simplex. These de-humidifiers kinda look like R2-D2. They'll have a hose coming out of it that will drain into a bucket. You'll be amazed at how much water they pull out of the air. They're so powerful, that I can imagine that they'll remove dampness out of the room within 48 hours, depending on the damage. There are other fancy machines called dessicants that can help dry out a room, but they're kinda big and I don't know if they rent them. If you have any drywall that got wet, I'd remove the base boards & drill some holes in the walls. This will help the mositure escape and keep mold from setting in. There are emergency clean up companies that could put lp jackets in these crazy machines that will remove moisture from the jackets. I've had this done with books that got wet after fires & they came back like new. I don't know how expensive this is, though, because insurance took care of the cost. I'd type more, but I'm a little busy at work. But get a de-humidifier & maybe a blower, if you have carpeting. That would be a good start.
Good Luck!
howard
One of the first things I'd do is get a de-humidifier. Not a tiny one from sears, but a REALLY big one. You can rent them from places that rent tools & equipment to contractors. In Canada, a big name in this field is Simplex. These de-humidifiers kinda look like R2-D2. They'll have a hose coming out of it that will drain into a bucket. You'll be amazed at how much water they pull out of the air. They're so powerful, that I can imagine that they'll remove dampness out of the room within 48 hours, depending on the damage. There are other fancy machines called dessicants that can help dry out a room, but they're kinda big and I don't know if they rent them. If you have any drywall that got wet, I'd remove the base boards & drill some holes in the walls. This will help the mositure escape and keep mold from setting in. There are emergency clean up companies that could put lp jackets in these crazy machines that will remove moisture from the jackets. I've had this done with books that got wet after fires & they came back like new. I don't know how expensive this is, though, because insurance took care of the cost. I'd type more, but I'm a little busy at work. But get a de-humidifier & maybe a blower, if you have carpeting. That would be a good start.
Good Luck!
howard
That sucks dude, sorry to hear. Talk to the dude at Gimme Gimme, the same thing happened to them not too long ago.
I have insurance although I am sure this will fall under some fine print in my lease or policy. It was a burst pipe in the bathroom and not a toilet backup. Thankfully the water was clean and not sewage. Some of the beautiful reggae LPs I bought last week were damaged.
Tricky. As you know, insurance companies will deny a claim if they think they can get away with it. But would it be worth hiring a lawyer to pursue it? I guess it depends on how much the damage cost you.I have insurance although I am sure this will fall under some fine print in my lease or policy. It was a burst pipe in the bathroom and not a toilet backup. Thankfully the water was clean and not sewage. Some of the beautiful reggae LPs I bought last week were damaged.
I laid out the LPs and they are under the fan. I needed to separate them so that they did not stick. The dehumidifier is on the way.
Unfortunately I am afraid the damage is done on most of them...
Unfortunately I am afraid the damage is done on most of them...
Johnny,
Sorry to hear this.....I've had some luck collecting from Insurance Co. for records....don't let them hit you with the "They're just wet, they'll still play" crap either like they tried on me......the good news was I collected "book" value, the bad news was they insisted on hauling them off so I couldn't keep and listen to them.
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Sorry to hear this.....I've had some luck collecting from Insurance Co. for records....don't let them hit you with the "They're just wet, they'll still play" crap either like they tried on me......the good news was I collected "book" value, the bad news was they insisted on hauling them off so I couldn't keep and listen to them.
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Tricky. As you know, insurance companies will deny a claim if they think they can get away with it. But would it be worth hiring a lawyer to pursue it? I guess it depends on how much the damage cost you.I have insurance although I am sure this will fall under some fine print in my lease or policy. It was a burst pipe in the bathroom and not a toilet backup. Thankfully the water was clean and not sewage. Some of the beautiful reggae LPs I bought last week were damaged.
Fuck the paperwork. Just get out there and find more records.
Um, has the Slim Smith come down in value?
Remove all plastic sleeves.
If you had records on the floor with sleeve seams on the side and water got in, please do not leave the sleeve on and simply lay flat to dry with the water still in it, like my father did when his basement with my records in it flooded.
run that insurance game jonny.
This is key. Mold damage is bad enough, but in your line of work, it can be devastating. Once it's in the walls in large quantities, it's really hard to remove, since spores are everywhere.
Dudes, mold is not an issue on clean records that get wet in a clean environment for a short period. Mold is like the Red Scare on this board. Turn yer back and it's coming out the walls!
The seams are definitely an issue. I will have to go through them more thoroughly but for now they are drying out.
My car was towed this morning, before I got to the store. When it rains, it pours.
My car was towed this morning, before I got to the store. When it rains, it pours.
This is key. Mold damage is bad enough, but in your line of work, it can be devastating. Once it's in the walls in large quantities, it's really hard to remove, since spores are everywhere.
Dudes, mold is not an issue on clean records that get wet in a clean environment for a short period. Mold is like the Red Scare on this board. Turn yer back and it's coming out the walls!
I fear mold.
Tricky. As you know, insurance companies will deny a claim if they think they can get away with it. But would it be worth hiring a lawyer to pursue it? I guess it depends on how much the damage cost you.I have insurance although I am sure this will fall under some fine print in my lease or policy. It was a burst pipe in the bathroom and not a toilet backup. Thankfully the water was clean and not sewage. Some of the beautiful reggae LPs I bought last week were damaged.
Speaking as somebody that defends insurance companies on a regular basis, I'd have to say probably not.
I am really sorry to hear about this. It pains me to even think about it. This is something that I think causes all record dudes tremendous anxiety--like, damn, one burst pipe could wipe out years of collecting.
I remember years back, my best friend telling me about being woken up by a heavy rain in the middle of the night and then not being able to get back to sleep because he was so worried about what might happen to his records if the apartment flooded. He ended up pulling the most valuable ones and stacking them on his ironing board, so that they'd be off the floor.
The sad thing is that, instead of laughing at him like a normal person, I started to get real worried about what could happen my own records the next time it rained heavy.
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