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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you say you don't have an attic- you must have some sort of crawl space up there in the roofline?  Sometimes the party walls weren't extended up into the attic, which, in addition to being a huge fire hazard, could permit free air flow exchange between neighboring row houses.  Are you sure you don't have a way to get up into the attic area? Maybe in a closet or something? If you don't, it may be worth it to have someone make a cutout between the ceiling beams and install a pull down ladder to get up there to take a look.  You may also have a lot of untapped storage space you could be missing out on.[/quote]

Definitely no attic. If there ever was a crawl space, it was covered when they installed the pipes for the HVAC. Where one would normally find a pull-down stairs for an attic is the roof hatch that leads directly to open air.

Lots of good ideas in this thread, thank you. In a strange way it's comforting to know that this is a common issue and unlikely to have a catastrophic cause. I think I will hold out for them to leave and hope for more mature folks to move in. If it looks like they'll stick around, I might price out some of these more hands-on options that will involve breaking through the drywall.[/quote]

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