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07-18-2008, 02:29 PM
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sweaty
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Vienna, VA
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
I have a 4 level split built in 1976. On the family room level, there is a walled-off space between the laundry room and the stairs. It is about 10 feet wide and 3.5 feet deep. I was thinking that the space was taken up by the return ducts. But I found a small opening to the room from my furnace room to look in. All the ductwork is to the side and the space is usable.
What can I do with this? Make a closet?
Why did the builder enclose this? Sound insulation from the laundry room?
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07-18-2008, 05:24 PM
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Fixer-'til-broker
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Arizona
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
OH NO! You disturbed that vintage 1976 air!!!
Got any pictures?
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07-18-2008, 06:16 PM
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Lic. Builder/GC/Remodeler
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New England
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
Quote:
Originally Posted by sweaty
Why did the builder enclose this? Sound insulation from the laundry room?
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No Idea.....
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07-18-2008, 06:30 PM
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I have gas!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,653
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
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What can I do with this?
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Paint the walls red then make your kids watch Amityville horror. If they act up send them to the new "timeout" room.
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07-18-2008, 06:45 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 89
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
Quote:
Originally Posted by sweaty
What can I do with this? Make a closet?
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Closet sounds like a good idea.Could be a good place for additional storage. Isn't there a show on either the DIY channel or HGTV called "Wasted Spaces" that deals with similar situations?
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07-19-2008, 01:48 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Grand Forks, ND
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
How wonderful to find "surprise" storage space! I'd put shelves in and use it for storage, just use it for items that wouldn't be affected by possible changes in temperature. Unless you know that the ductwork in there stays pretty close to room temp.
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07-19-2008, 10:23 AM
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I have gas!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Massachusetts
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
Could it have possibly been set aside for a chimney?
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07-19-2008, 12:50 PM
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Mowing my life away.
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 298
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
Or a place to stash bodies?
Do the neighbors refer to the previous owner as "a very quiet boy. He always kept to himself"?
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07-19-2008, 01:24 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Good spot for some storage shelves, or for hiding fugitives!
I'm voting for storage shelves. =)
It sounds like a space that's in my neighbor's house, except their space was not enclosed. They use theirs for storage. Big Rubbermaid tubs of many things that are only occasionally needed. 
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07-20-2008, 08:11 AM
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HomeAdditionPlus.com
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Sounds like a good place for a closet. You could also make it into a small wine cellar/cave with a little work. There are some companies out there that sell wine cellar kits that wood work perfectly in this type of space.
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07-27-2008, 07:47 AM
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Laborer
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Pacific Northwest USA
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
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Why did the builder enclose this?
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I worked for a builder for a time, and some of his home designs included bonus spaces like that. But he thought finishing them wouldn't add enough value to the house to justify the added cost... so he just sealed them off. Hehe I was sometimes tempted to stick a post-it note on the wall advising prospective home owners of the hidden space.
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07-27-2008, 05:08 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Baltimore, MD
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kap
Or a place to stash bodies?
Do the neighbors refer to the previous owner as "a very quiet boy. He always kept to himself"?
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Even better, grow operation. Did it have a lot of lights in there?
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07-28-2008, 04:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
That's a getaway room from the wife. I hope you didn't tell her.
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07-28-2008, 06:19 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 22
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I Found a Secret, Hidden, Unused Room
I think a portrait on the wall with the eyes cut out, a la Scooby Doo, would be awesome.
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07-30-2008, 07:17 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 48
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First check for any remains. If it is clear then congratulations you just gained some storage space!
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