How about digging a hole in the low spot, hopefully a corner, and installing a sump pump. Then as Terry says, a good dehumidifier. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:24 PM Subject: Re: Waterbound > Hi Annie - sounds like a mess! Sorry to hear about it. You can put an > upright on a dolly for as long as you want. I wouldn't worry about it. > Might be best to just put it up on blocks though - you might need the > dolly for something else. Put some heavy plastic between a couple blocks > on each side to prevent water from wicking up the wood. > > I would run, not walk, to Sears or some similar store and buy a good room > dehumidifier. I highly recommend getting one with the "electronic > humidistat". I've had two of them now and they seem to regulate humidit > much better than the old type. > > Man, I don't know what the heck to do about your floor though. Is your > shop that low compared to the surrounding land? Do you know where the > water table is at? What is the water source? Maybe a nice deep ditch > filled with gravel around the shop? Do you have enough ceiling height to > simply put in an elevated floor? You could either fill it in with concrete > or build an elevated wooden floor. Sounds to me like you definitely need > to take some serious action though (but I think you know that!). > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- >> One thing (among many) that I've learned from this List is that y'all >> always >> have good ideas and different perspectives. So, here's my newest >> dilemma, >> with which I'd appreciate your help. >> >> The initial question is: if I put a big ol' upright on a dolly, how long >> can I leave it there safely? Will it stress the piano (assuming it's not >> afraid of heights)? >> >> The reason... >> When I bought this place, I was warned that I might see "some moisture" >> on >> the shop floor in the spring. Now that the shop is full of pianos and >> tools, I know that "some moisture" actually means "enough to float a >> small >> boat". And here are the general conditions: >> 1) there's no place else to go with the pianos, which include one grand, >> the BOU, and four consoles >> 2) water has already come through the foundation and up through the >> jointed >> concrete slab floor >> 3) the shop is currently surrounded by several feet of snow and ice >> 4) I'm nervous about trying to seal the foundation/floor now, before I >> have >> any idea what will happen -- I'd hate to crack or buckle something >> because I >> tried to block water that I could redirect with drainage later >> 5) I work and live alone >> >> So, water's bound to come in. And the question is: how can I best >> protect >> the instruments and still be able to get the water out of there? I have >> two >> dollies, but I'm also looking for more ideas. Much as I hope none of >> y'all >> has ever been faced with this kind of problem, I suspect at least a >> couple >> of you have. What did you do and how did it work out? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Annie Grieshop >> > >
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