When venting an attic gets hidden.
I know when there are upgrades to a home there will be a little bit of "changing" that goes on.
This is not good when the changing of the venting to the attic is nearly closed off.
Attics need to breath. This home has suffit venting but I could not confirm the vents were operating properly. You will see what I'm talking about.
In this first shot it's a look at the "GABLE VENTING" after the brick was installed by the owner of the home.
These "couple of slits in the brick" will not provide adequate ventilation for the attic.
Here is an inside look at the gable vent before it was closed off by the brick install.
As other inspectors look at this picture they are saying the insulation is in backwards. Always install the vapor barrier (Paper) to the heated side of the home.
This home do'es have suffit venting but I could not determine if they were operating properly due to the amount of insulation in the attic.
This is the look right inside the attic.
There was so much insulation in the attic I could'nt see behind the side beams, to see if the suffit vent were working.
Remember if you "Improve your home" make sure what you do is to code. And make sure it does not take something out of code.
Have a nice evening everyone.
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