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Old 01-20-2011, 06:02 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey View Post
If it's an old house, and had heavy smokers for previous owners, there could be drafts occasionally passing through areas that haven't aired out completely yet. Cigarette odor can hang on for years.
That's what I have thought, but as some of you remember I've torn out all the exterior walls and about 85% of the interior walls (plaster, lathe, etc) I've replaced floors, etc. But I think that must be the answer because there are some interior walls that are intact, and a number of floors on sleepers creating a small space.

On a lot of construction jobs we'd leave little time capsules in the walls, mostly an empty bottle or can or a note, guys who smoked would often leave their butts. However this house was built 150 years ago. We've had it for 10 years, The previous owner (25 years) didn't smoke.

It happens at random times and I've tried to tie it to the boiler, or other things, but it's been happening since we bought the place.

Then again, it could be a ghost.
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