Southern Ivy Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 If you are storing your school books for later use, do not store them in cardboard boxes and put them in your basement. I'm currently inventorying over 100 books that were ruined when our basement flooded. What a pain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'm sorry :(. You have to be careful with sheds, too. Even when they seem dry the books can still gain quite a bit of mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Ouch. Adding garages to the list of places that aren't the best for storing books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I am so sorry! I live in fear of this. I do keep them in the basement, but I store all our school books, science materials etc in big plastic bins right next to the dehumidifier. I have four, one for each year of the history cycle. I am really sorry. I would be freaking out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 I am so sorry! I live in fear of this. I do keep them in the basement, but I store all our school books, science materials etc in big plastic bins right next to the dehumidifier. I have four, one for each year of the history cycle. I am really sorry. I would be freaking out Yeah, I am up to $800 replacement cost! We went out and bought several tupperware containers to keep books and other non-destroyed items in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Rubbermaid totes are books' best friends. So is keeping all boxes a few inches off the floor. So sorry!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zydruna Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 DH would feel your pain! He had a big box of books he was saving and our severely diabetic cat peed on the box and ruined them all. :ack2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHoustonMom Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Ouch. Adding garages to the list of places that aren't the best for storing books. Yep, I can attest to this. All the books I've been saving since childhood spent a few years in the garage and became a feast for silverfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 One thing you can do is store everything on pallets-- they are cheap and most basement flooding doesn't get up to 4-5 inches. You can even cut them in half so they don't take up so much room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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