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I've had to deal with this a lot and here are some things I did: - Upgraded all my bookshelves (from 5-shelf bookshelves to slightly wider 7-shelf bookshelves)
by kgodey 3y ago
I've had to deal with this a lot and here are some things I did:
- Upgraded all my bookshelves (from 5-shelf bookshelves to slightly wider 7-shelf bookshelves)
- Bought more bookshelves for wherever there was wall space
- Bought a bunch of airtight containers and put books I'm less likely to read away in the basement (they're inventoried for easy search)
We also bought doors for all our bookshelves at one point, but that's more about book care than increasing book capacity.
Right now I actually have bookshelf space for more books, but I'll probably need to go through the containers in the basement and actually get rid of some books eventually. :(
- neilv 3y agoIn the sealed containers in basement storage, is there any benefit to using silica gel? Or is there not enough moisture to matter?
- orangepurple 3y agoIn a room with low humidity the fibers in the books will dehydrate turning the pages brittle.
- kgodey 3y agoOur basement is somewhat humid so we do use dessicant. We use packets that change color when they absorb moisture [1] and they change color pretty rapidly, even in the airtight container. I keep meaning to rotate them for fresh packets regularly, but I think I've only done that once. The dessicant I've linked can be dehumidified in the oven, so it's possible to rotate and reuse them repeatedly. [1] https://dryndry.com/products/5-gram-aiwa-orange-indicating-packets-choose-size-quantity https://dryndry.com/products/5-gram-aiwa-orange-indicating-p...