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I ventilated my built-ins (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Bell@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

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Hundred year old built in cabinets are wonderful but were completely sealed...not anymore

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A good practice to avoid mold. I drill holes in mine.

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

"oh yeah, speed holes"

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They make the closet go faster

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[–] echutaaa@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Looks nice. What’s the ventilation for? Are you in a really humid climate or something?

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[–] Bell@lemmy.world [S] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Florida

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[–] echutaaa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

That’ll do it, great work!

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's humid here in Florida and OP got me wondering about ventilating my linen closet. Cloth can get stinky in there if it's not rotated out every 6-8 months. And I'm not a picky man, I really mean "stinky". Interesting.

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

Use something like damp-rid. It really helps with the mustyness. A lot of new homes in the states, for some god forsaken reason, build their master bedroom closet attached to the bathroom. Even in low humidity areas, it can make a huge difference.

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[–] TheFerventLion@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Looks great! Maybe stupid question, but what does ventilating fix? Aka, why are sealed built-ins an issue?

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The mice were sweating

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mouse sweat fetches a pretty penny on certain markets if you know what you’re doing. I’m just sayin.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Are you trading with witches?

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I’m not NOT trading at the witch markets….

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[–] Bell@lemmy.world [S] 13 points 1 year ago

Mouse sweat is a way better answer but... We store linens up there and my wife says it stinks.

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah that does seem odd. Cabinets, closets, and cupboards don't generally require ventilation. What little ventilation they require is provided by the fact that their doors aren't air tight.

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I think that’s a humidity thing.

Anyone living in a desert biome? U get that problem too?

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[–] Fourth@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

That is actually so good

[–] Tarball@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this because you have electronics in there? Is it active venting (fans) or passive?

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[–] Bell@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 1 year ago

Just linens but it's so well sealed that they get musty

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[–] SGG@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Mould loves an environment like that was before, ventilation helps a lot.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I also live in an antique house and our built is also have vents, but I've never quite been sure the utility

[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I stared in bewilderment at this image for a good three minutes because my brain initially interpreted the angles backwards (as if the photo was looking down at the vent rather than up), resulting in an optical illusion that your house has some really odd geometry.

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[–] Bell@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago

I struggled to get the vent and the built-in doors in the frame

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