Responsa for Bava Batra 40:8
<big><strong>מתני'</strong></big> לא יעמיד אדם תנור בתוך הבית אלא אם כן יש על גביו גובה ארבע אמות היה מעמידו בעלייה צריך שיהא תחתיו מעזיבה שלשה טפחים ובכירה טפח
IF IT IS FIXED IN AN UPPER CHAMBER. THERE MUST BE UNDER IT PAVED FLOORING<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Usually made of stone chippings. clay etc. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> AT LEAST THREE HANDBREADTHS THICK.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that it should not burn the woodwork underneath. ');"><sup>13</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. The people of the community complain that A constructed the cavity of his privy so that it extends under public domain (street).
A. A must fill up (with stones and sand) the part of the cavity under the public domain.
SOURCES: Pr. 234.
A. A must fill up (with stones and sand) the part of the cavity under the public domain.
SOURCES: Pr. 234.
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