Just put your insulation in the roof and don t build the traditional attic make it a.
Houses without attics.
The strapping he is suggesting creates an airspace but it is usually not a well vented air space.
The house is well insulated.
Check for rebates and credits in your region.
The department of energy recommends these minimum r values for unfinished unconditioned attics.
It s in atlanta and when it s over 85 degrees the ac runs continuously.
They are usually only for insulation anyway.
You can build a home with or without an attic.
When looking up to the ceiling one can see the beams etc and my wife happens to like that about the house.
The impact on your home in the winter is minimal as winter efficiency is achieved through insulation on top of your ceilings.
There is only rolled roofing felt and one layer of 2 x 6 between the sun rain etc and the living room.
I have the suspicion that the house lacks insulation as well but i can t tell.
As a certified licensed home inspector it is not correct to say too much ventilation is bad for an attic unless rain moisture is getting in.
The numbers are based on your house s location and climate zone.
Whole house fan in home without attic.
In the winter of course the house is very cold.
While police could not determine how long jones had been in the house they suspected he had entered through an unlocked door.
How to vent an attic with no eaves.
Attic ventilation keeps your house cooler in summer and it prevents moisture from building up in winter and ruining your roof framing and insulation.
Venting a homes attic is a very important best building practices will say 50 at the ridge and 50 at the soffits unobstructed.
One issue is how to easily close off the unit when the weather turns cold.
The interior is beautiful the beams and 2 x 6s are stained and polyeurethaned.
H ow i would love not to have to crawl around my attic adding insulation repairing ducts or dealing with the equipment up there.
Most federal tax credits for weatherizing your house and boosting its energy efficiency expired in 2011.
Anybody have advice including local contacts if possible about installilng a whole house fan in a house with no attic in a climate santa fe nm where it gets very cold in winter.
We know that running ducts in a conditioned space can be more energy efficient as can having the ac unit in a conditioned space.
The house doesn t have an attic it s a flat roof.
Amber dawn heard footsteps in her attic the night she moved into her new apartment in enumclaw washington in 1997.
Inside the attic they found his clothes and bedding.
There is no attic there is no insulation whatsoever.
Your contractor is referring to venting the attic which is a critical part of things for most homes.
