Adventures at The Bunny Manse

We can has asbestos? YA! YOU CAN HAS ASBESTOS! :not happy: We're getting an estimate for remediation now. We were going to focus on getting the HVAC installed then said, hrm- that old plumber who was out said every one of these old houses has asbestos, because he used to work on the boilers - let's make sure we don't have asbestos before we start heating and piping air through the house. Oh guess what! We do!  It's in several places around the crawl space, basically following the path of the old steam radiator pipes. They are going to have to cut the metal out of the crawl space, dig out the dirt in places where it's already fallen from the pipe and then do some negative pressure thing with the air. So. Yeah. Also, we found some weird wires that we're going to have looked at next week. We're getting our tax credits back over the next 4-6 weeks so were planning how we would spend the money. Looks like...more non-sexy things that are most defi...

We knew the house had 'help' from the census records and because the service stair exits into the plainest bedroom upstairs. The was also the tangle of wires right by the kitchen that at one point held the call system. In each room, there is also a protruding wire in the wall that is not a light switch. These are the call buttons, or at least, what is left of them   Also, in the center of the dining room floor that was :sob: there was this lovely gadget.   You use it to call for the next course or for whenever you needed the kitchen help to reappear.   It would have been connected to a button or level under the table. When they pull up the flooring, this will be salvaged. Maybe we'll reinstall it so I can ask Harris to bring me glasses of milk.