Attic Access Is Too High

Advani hopes to finish the attic and install a minisplit although he s not sure that will lower the humidity.

Attic access is too high.

And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature. I m 6 3 and not exactly a petite little thing. The rough framed opening. When built correctly the.

Follow the rule of 7s. With outside temperatures ranging between 5 f and 95 f attic temperatures range between 48 f and 92 f. If you have to insulate around electrical boxes or cables then support from an electrician might be needed as part of the process too. Start with the attic floor.

He told us we needed to install an access from inside the home. I realize it is our responsibility to inspect the attic but how high is too high. The appraiser doing an fha appraisal told us that he cannot access the attic from the outside of the home only the inside and he can only use a maximum of a 4 ladder to access it. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.

Enforcement varies but codes typically say that at least half of a finished attic must be at least 7 feet high and that this area must be a minimum of 7 feet wide and 70 square feet. Where the access is located in a ceiling minimum unobstructed headroom in the attic space shall be 30 inches 762 mm at some point above the access measured vertically from the bottom of ceiling framing members. Where located in a wall the opening shall be not less than 22 inches wide by 30 inches high 559 mm wide by 762 mm high. An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate.

An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be. Stop using your attic for storage. Many attics are not big enough to be accessible with a full set of stairs nor is there the space in many homes for a full staircase. The 2012 international residential code requires an attic access opening for attics with an area greater than 30 square feet and a vertical height in excess of 30 inches.

Only about 10 of the hip roof is shaded so it gets plenty of direct sunlight. Attic stairs provide the most convenient and sensible way to access attic space above your home. Because the simplest and cheapest way to insulate an attic is to add material to the floor. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.