Attic Battles Tight Attic

Nevertheless in order to have access to our attic for future maintenance or repairs i installed a well insulated attic hatch in a closet ceiling in our master bedroom.

Attic battles tight attic.

A time of feathered hair parachute pants and a cosmetically unaltered king of pop. Seriously the benefits of attic ventilation for controlling roof deck temperature and ice dams in northern climates has been known and studied for decades. Unless you have a finished attic you probably aren t fond of spending time up there during a hot summer day. It was also when builders got caught up in the ventilation craze.

Ahh the 80 s. With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar. In the first part of this article we shared how attic systems contractors air seal all the gaps holes cracks and other openings between the attic floor. The walls of the assembly also act as a dam to retain blown in insulation in the attic.

Units were dispatched to 17 golden hill lane off of. Tim healey the attic access provides a portal to the attic space while being integral to the red line air barrier. Read morehow to install and air seal attic baffles. In keeping with passive house and pretty good house principles i tried to protect the thermal envelope even in this relatively small area and avoid what can be a notorious.