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The picture below was taken during one of my recent Winchester, Kentucky home inspections.

Uninsulated attic hatch, Erby - The Central Kentucky Home Inspector

The attic hatch, just a piece of sheetrock, is in the upstairs hallway.  Remember that heat rises right up to that second floor ceiling.  Insulation helps hold it in the living space of the house.  No insulation on the attic hatch lets quite a bit of heat out of the house and raises your energy bill.

 

The simple solution:  A piece of insulation, relatively cheaply purchased at your local big box home improvement store, glued to the top side of the sheetrock hatch, reduces heat loss and your energy bill.

Is your attic hatch insulated?

 

 

 

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Erby Crofutt
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2 Comments on What's wrong in this Winchester KY Home Inspections Picture?

JAN
06
2011
130,369 Points 2 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Great reminder, Erby. I am amazed at how often the attic hatch isn't insulated. If homeowners could see what was going on with a thermal camera, they'd get some insulation in there in a hurry.
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204,910 Points 2 Featured Posts

Don't need a thermal camera to know that's wrong, Jason.  Perhaps the localism post will help educate them.
9:09am • #2


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