Recent content by EastBay1907

Thanks for all the tips! Glen - I've tried charcol and a bunch of other stuff, but the smell always remains! glennjanie - We did find a mumified cat in the crawl space, but it was too old to smell. There don't appear to be any entry spaces for smaller animals (we've had a pest control guy...

Thanks CyFree! I've looked at the vapor barrier info before, but it always seemed like it was more appropriate for places with much more dramatic weather (as we're extremely temperate here), but it's definitely worth a try...I've got some numbers to call tomorrow! As to the sometimes...

We own/live in the downstairs apartment of a 1907 duplex on the Berkeley/Oakland (Northern CA) area. We call the duplex a "working man's" Craftsman as it was built after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake for "refugee" housing. It has a few nice details, like a few curved ceilings and some nice...