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.
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.
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.
Shit one. All I can say is don't dry the jackets too quickly or you'll def get the wave effect. Press them and let them dry over a week or so away from open windows else you'll probably get seedlings.
Right. Make sure all the wet jacket are pressed flat and that they are not pressed to something that will adhere to the cover and rip the first layer off when they are dry.
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.
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.
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.
Fuck the paperwork. Just get out there and find more records.
help the mositure escape and keep mold from setting in.
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.
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.
help the mositure escape and keep mold from setting in.
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!
help the mositure escape and keep mold from setting in.
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 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.
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.
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.
True. I don't live in Canada, but I've heard that Simplex is a solid choice. Here in the States, the biggie is Comfort-Aire. I used to work for an semi-major HVAC contractor that has big $$$ accounts on the coast where mold and moist, salty air is an issue. They swore by those Comfort-Aire things. These machines would take care of 400 sq. ft. spaces easily.
I have heard at least a dozen "I live in NYC and some of my stuff got destroyed from shitty plumbing" stories this past year alone. I hate hearing stuff like that.
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Sorry to hear that, man. Rain or plumbing? I can imagine rain being a real headache down those sides.
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.
hahaha!
Sorry to hear about all this flood business, Jonny.
It usually takes nearly 24 hours in larger cities to process a car that has been towed, and then inform the owner based upon my experience-- hopefully you'll get a phone call on that shit. As for the records, it obviously depends on how wet they got, but yeah: remove the vinyl and the sleeve, and stack those covers (with the plastic sleeves between each cover) putting something heavy on top to keep them flat, they'll dry out some, and distribute some of the moisture evenly across the entire cover, wait a day or so, then lay them all out flat. Forcing them dry w/ a fan or something is not advisable in my experience-- i find the press-flat, then dry out later method works pretty good.
The one time I have been to your store, I was pretty impressed. Sorry to hear about this, it's the worst shit evar.
Thanks JimBeam for the tips. I'm gonna do that now. The covers are all but dried though, so I don't know if much can be done at this point but hey. At least it wasn't the mega-raers.
The stains on some of the pretty covers get me all
keep yo head up paycheck brighter days better ways i just lost a copy of bedazzled and some other rare lps sold on ebay this week due to my "neighbors" above me using a washing machine which they aren't supposed to own or use i am takeing it off the rent fuck a lanlord in his wallet minor flooding,2 crates wet Bullshite out of cash$$$ and now possibly negative feedbacks on egay
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Are your wood floors toast?
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!
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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.
Unfortunately I am afraid the damage is done on most of them...
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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Fuck the paperwork. Just get out there and find more records.
Um, has the Slim Smith come down in value?
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.
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.
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!
My car was towed this morning, before I got to the store. When it rains, it pours.
I fear mold.
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.
Check out that Silicon shit that absorbs moisture. U can cop a couple of cans and place them accordingly.
True. I don't live in Canada, but I've heard that Simplex is a solid choice. Here in the States, the biggie is Comfort-Aire. I used to work for an semi-major HVAC contractor that has big $$$ accounts on the coast where mold and moist, salty air is an issue. They swore by those Comfort-Aire things. These machines would take care of 400 sq. ft. spaces easily.
I have heard at least a dozen "I live in NYC and some of my stuff got destroyed from shitty plumbing" stories this past year alone. I hate hearing stuff like that.
hahaha!
Sorry to hear about all this flood business, Jonny.
It appears now that my car was stolen.
I'm going to go back to bed and hope that this is a bad dream.
hey this could be better than towed! (Remember your wet records were actually in the trunk)
As for the records, it obviously depends on how wet they got, but yeah: remove the vinyl and the sleeve, and stack those covers (with the plastic sleeves between each cover) putting something heavy on top to keep them flat, they'll dry out some, and distribute some of the moisture evenly across the entire cover, wait a day or so, then lay them all out flat. Forcing them dry w/ a fan or something is not advisable in my experience-- i find the press-flat, then dry out later method works pretty good.
The one time I have been to your store, I was pretty impressed. Sorry to hear about this, it's the worst shit evar.
hopefully you get your car back.
Thanks JimBeam for the tips. I'm gonna do that now. The covers are all but dried though, so I don't know if much can be done at this point but hey. At least it wasn't the mega-raers.
The stains on some of the pretty covers get me all
Fuck.
Hold your head, my man.
brighter days better ways
i just lost a copy of bedazzled and some other rare lps sold on ebay this week
due to my "neighbors" above me using a washing machine which they aren't supposed to own or use
i am takeing it off the rent fuck a lanlord in his wallet
minor flooding,2 crates wet Bullshite
out of cash$$$ and now possibly negative feedbacks on egay