texas_jack
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Same, I really didn't enjoy the process.
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The gas oven and hood vented into a cavity in the wall; the track lighting was badly patched into the god-only-knows-how-old knob and tube wiring; and the roof rafters were cut in half when a skylight was put in the '50s.
Fwiw it could also be a poor attempt at DIY.
So, we've ripped out all of the walls and the ceiling in the kitchen, and discovered that we've been living in a death trap. The gas oven and hood vented into a cavity in the wall; the track lighting was badly patched into the god-only-knows-how-old knob and tube wiring; and the roof rafters were cut in half when a skylight was put in the '50s. I finally understand why our prior contractor told us not to walk around on the roof.
We also found a scrap of newspaper in the wall from May 1958, referencing President Eisenhower and former President Truman, as well as the opening of the Belgium World's Fair, along with a quote (attribution lost) about the necessity to have planes ready to scramble at the first radar warning, loaded with H-Bombs.
It's nice knowing that not only will we have a beautiful kitchen, it will also be a hell of a lot safer (what with all of those planes loaded with H-bombs).
Fwiw it could also be a poor attempt at DIY.
Fwiw it could also be a poor attempt at DIY.
This was my thought. Every time I see insane stuff like that it has always looked like an owner special.
So, we've ripped out all of the walls and the ceiling in the kitchen, and discovered that we've been living in a death trap. The gas oven and hood vented into a cavity in the wall; the track lighting was badly patched into the god-only-knows-how-old knob and tube wiring; and the roof rafters were cut in half when a skylight was put in the '50s. I finally understand why our prior contractor told us not to walk around on the roof.
We also found a scrap of newspaper in the wall from May 1958, referencing President Eisenhower and former President Truman, as well as the opening of the Belgium World's Fair, along with a quote (attribution lost) about the necessity to have planes ready to scramble at the first radar warning, loaded with H-Bombs.
It's nice knowing that not only will we have a beautiful kitchen, it will also be a hell of a lot safer (what with all of those planes loaded with H-bombs).
Ha ha ha ha ha
Venting into the wall sounds more like a fire hazard than a suffocation risk, assuming the cavity is open to the attic at the top. But I don't know anything about it so take that with a grain of salt.