Decatur House Final Projects (May, 2006)

Projects requested by the buyers after the inspection. The closing was May 31, 2006.

• "Combustion closet" constructed to isolate gas water heater from living space
• Two 4-inch ducts installed to bring outside air in from attic: one high and one low
• Air-tight door closed and latched
• All pipe holes caulked air-tight
• Closet hidden within laundry closet
• Before: bathroom 1 (the one with the shower) fan vented only into attic
• After: roof vent with damper and screen installed
• After: fan now ducted to roof vent
• Before: bathroom 2 (the one with the tub) fan vented only into attic
• After: roof vent with damper and screen installed
• After: fan now ducted to roof vent
• Before: secondary stack vent terminates only into attic
• After: secondary stack vent now goes through roof
• After: new PVC extension clamped to old cast iron pipe