If your roof has a peak and your interior ceilings are flat there s got to be.
Does every house have an attic.
Here s our list of five possible reasons why you cannot find an attic access in the house.
Heat would be lost in cold climates.
Does your house have things that go bump in the night.
Maybe between the creaking door the strangle rattling in the walls and the squeaking stairs you 39 re convinced the place is haunted.
Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
If the access panel is locked nailed or caulked shut then ask the seller to get it opened for you.
It might be cooler in very hot climates with adequate vents high up.
The attic framework might be bowed sagging or cracked.
But let s be logical.
Things have been ok low energy bills house very comfortable.
That s true even if the only time it s accessed is periodically by the homeowner and less often during an inspection.
Not all houses do.
If you have a flat roof then possibly there isn t an attic there may be just an air space.
So you should not consider buying a house that has no way to get into the attic.
Sometimes a home inspector will open a secured panel if the seller gives permission and holds the inspector harmless for any damage.
But otherwise get the seller.
Noticed one of the attic vents was not working.
The attic is a vibrant and lively part of any house.
1 attics that are small less than 30 square feet of area or under a low slope roof that does not have a minimum of 30 inches of clear opening height between the top and bottom structural members are not required to have an attic hatch by the building code.
An attic s intake vents are most commonly installed directly in the soffit either as individual vents spaced every few feet or as one continuous perforated soffit running the entire length of.
If you live in a cold climate as we do in canada the roof on your house is likely sloped to allow rain and melting snow to run off.