The Geography of the House

[flemmings]

Or rather, the heating system. Which is so constructed that somehow, no matter what mummified rat's presence may be detectable at the bottom of a shaft when the furnace is off, the smell does not carry when hot air is being blown out through that vent. Roll on the cold weather!

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[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Though for some reason this doesn't apply to the mud room, which stinks when the air's blowing. Fortunately I can block the vents there with heat gain to the rest of the house.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

Two benefits in one! It makes me want to map your vents to see how they all interconnect!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

I imagine they're screwed up beyond belief, since the previous owner built the mud room extension himself, and badly, and doubtless jury-rigged the heating as well. I know for a fact that he cut through a joist in the kitchen floor to do something or other in that area, which gave my workman conniptions thirty years ago when he uncovered it.