Going Into The Attic

Unfinished attics should stay about the same temperature as the great outdoors in all seasons says inspector mike holmes for the winnipeg free press.

Going into the attic.

These areas usually have open stud cavities leading directly into the attic that are huge sources of air leaks photos 1 3. Before you crawl into the attic make a quick sketch of the floor plan. Attic spaces are more than a place to store holiday decorations and out of season clothing. They re an important part of the home s overall built in ventilation and climate control system.

None of the pipes are insulated and neither is the box they go into. Make note of dropped soffits over kitchen cabinets or bath vanities slanted ceilings over stairways or any other dropped ceiling areas. If you do find it you have two choices. The house is too high to see if that box has any kind of fitting on the roof but it doesn t look like it from the attic.

Give up the idea of a storage space or call in experts to remove it even if it is only damaged and has a chance of releasing asbest. The international residential code allows you to run a dryer vent through the attic but you can t terminate it there. Can a dryer vent go up through an attic.