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I have a couple strange little vents on the side of my house — just two on a wall 46′ long. They’re at the level of the second floor, and just go thru the outside wall and into the space between two joists, the upstairs subfloor, and downstairs ceiling. The far end of the space is blocked over a bearing wall. There’s no evidence of there ever having been any opening from this space into the rooms above or below.
Any idea why this was done in Los Angeles in 1926? When I re-stucco, should I keep them or close them up?
Thanks —
— J.S.
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Considering the superb climate in SCal, there is probably no humidity problem that requires venting the space in Sprung's "strange little vents".
However, I live in Fl, humidity capital of the US. Worse, I'm trying to bulletproof to 155 mph an old stilt house on a salt water lagoon, where even bulletproofing doesn't keep out humidity and (during a blow) water enters the studspaces no matter what. Paint pop is the worst consequence in view of my old arsenic and stainless steel lace reconstruction. (I note 'paramount' email, and refer to .4 PTP and thousands of 316 ss deck screws originally located years ago in the ads of FHB.) I successfully used inline washing machine hose filters (rubber and stainless steel mesh), which slowly and regularly drys out the space. It works well, the energy loss in tolerable in context of an opportunity for a vanished life style, but it is ugggly.
Next stage of present reconstruction is water resistant new drywall better than greenboard now in use. In case I need more vents,
any ideas for a even mimimally decorative bug (FL again!) filtered vent for spaces mentioned? It must be small and rustproof.
*Considering the superb climate in SCal, there is probably no humidity problem that requires venting the space in Sprung's "strange little vents".However, I live in Fl, humidity capital of the US. Worse, I'm trying to bulletproof to 155 mph an old stilt house on a salt water lagoon, where even bulletproofing doesn't keep out humidity and (during a blow) water enters the studspaces no matter what. Paint pop is the worst consequence in view of my old arsenic and stainless steel lace reconstruction. (I note 'paramount' email, and refer to .4 PTP and thousands of 316 ss deck screws originally located years ago in the ads of FHB.) I successfully used inline washing machine hose filters (rubber and stainless steel mesh), which slowly and regularly dries out the space. It works well, the energy loss in tolerable in context of an opportunity for a vanished life style, but it is ugggly.Next stage of present reconstruction is water resistant new drywall better than greenboard now in use. In case I need more vents, any ideas for a even mimimally decorative bug (FL again!) filtered vent for spaces mentioned? It must be small and rustproof.
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I have a couple strange little vents on the side of my house -- just two on a wall 46' long. They're at the level of the second floor, and just go thru the outside wall and into the space between two joists, the upstairs subfloor, and downstairs ceiling. The far end of the space is blocked over a bearing wall. There's no evidence of there ever having been any opening from this space into the rooms above or below.
Any idea why this was done in Los Angeles in 1926? When I re-stucco, should I keep them or close them up?
Thanks --
-- J.S.