So I'm moving into an apartment soon which does not have a room for me to have a workshop, but the house is build into the rock so I do have a wonderful storage space with one wall being the outside wall of the house and the other is a natural rock wall...! how cool is that huh ? in any case it is long and narrow and I'm thinking it could make a good work space, the issue is that the concrete floor floods with about 2mm of water during winter, the landlord said the contractor is working on fixing it but in general it is humid much like a cave would be. since renting a separate space for a shop would cost me quite a bit, I'm considering the option of building a slightly raised wooden (Ipe) floor to keep me away from the water and buying a good system to balance out humidity. my main wonderings are:
1. The room is about 16 feet long X 6 feet wide. a dehumidifier that can take 10-20 liters of water out of the air per day seems to run about 700$. does anyone here have experience using one to control humidity?
2. I think it would be wise to buy a good Hygrometer to see what I'm up against. I'd love some recommendations. is this something where is pays to buy an expensive one?
3. any other thoughts on the matter? feel free to tell me what you think as I've never done anything like this before.
Thanks a lot,
Matthew