![\"hatch](\"https:\/\/bogott.net\/unspecified\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/hatch.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHe pulled down a panel in the back of the cubby, in order to run a duct through the attic space behind the walls, and was immediately greeted with this view:<\/p>\n
Lots of stuff hidden in the walls of my attic!\u00a0 Some of the items back there appeared to be bigger than the hatch itself, and he didn’t want to mess with hauling it out.\u00a0 So, I spent yesterday morning creeping around on my knees, shoving, rolling, and dragging various bits of debris out from behind my walls.\u00a0 Here is some of it.<\/p>\n Total haul:\u00a0 Two big color TVs, four 15″ CRT monitors, one microwave oven, three five-gallon cans of varnish, a printer, a scanner, countless cans of paint.\u00a0 This doesn’t count the stuff I left in there:\u00a0 Another CRT, a tower PC, and a dozen or so old tires.<\/p>\n It was the tires that really broke the HVAC guy.\u00a0 He just kept repeating, Tires!\u00a0 Why would they haul tires all the way to the attic when there’s a garage? Tires!<\/p>\n Of course, I’ve only explored about one fifth of the hidden attic space.\u00a0 I shudder to think what else is up there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So… I’m in the process of remodeling and moving in to a new house.\u00a0 This week I had a guy in there running ductwork for a bunch of ventilation fans.\u00a0 He gave me a call a few hours in to … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n