You're lucky...the first thing I see when I open my eyes each day is either the back of my wife's head or the face of my cat staring at me 6 inches away waiting for me to get up.For those of us who can't use the bedroom for drum display, the basement can be the only option. I've completely waterproofed the floor and walls with that barrier/sealer paint. I run a dehumidifier constantly and no longer get any moisture at all. Temperature is kept between 68 and 74. Seems to be a good environment for wood shells, old wraps, and calfskin heads. No problems in 20 years, but I sometimes wonder... is it possible to be too dry? Doesn't wood want a little moisture? What say the wood experts? Jeff?
Laughing H We have the same thing with the cats. One of them butts us in the head to wake us up.
I keep my drums in the basement too. It's finished and dry. It's cool in the summer and warm in the winter. We rotate kits and the unused ones go upstairs in the office. They get covered with blankets and away from direct sun. Not much extra space here so make due best I can.
