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    Sep 23, 2010, 12:09 PM
    Cold air duct in the basement ceiling
    The basement is concrete. It appears we will have to go to the other side of the concret wall and run duct work from the furnace down the wall which means removing a cement block for a cold air return. I think it makes more sense to leave the cold air duct in the ceiling... Dry wall around it and add something decorative so it can still breath... help... thanks Jodie

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