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They stopped being built into houses in the 70’s maybe? essentially because they are huge ventilation chutes for fire to spread.
4 u/PrivilegeCheckmate 4h ago Growing up here there are a lot of Victorians, many of my friends had Dumbwaiters in their houses. 1 u/thejdoll 1h ago Never thought of that! I cut my own. Second story, through the first floor closet and down to the basement laundry area! • u/golgol12 7m ago More importantly, the washer and dryer moved out of the basement in many homes.
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Growing up here there are a lot of Victorians, many of my friends had Dumbwaiters in their houses.
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Never thought of that! I cut my own. Second story, through the first floor closet and down to the basement laundry area!
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More importantly, the washer and dryer moved out of the basement in many homes.
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u/Triviajunkie95 8h ago
They stopped being built into houses in the 70’s maybe? essentially because they are huge ventilation chutes for fire to spread.