Seldom seen and always forgotten. Attic accesse's need TLC too.
There are a lot of homes I see when inspecting homes for Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Many of these homes are in pretty good shape when it comes to an insulated attic. Some need more and some a little less.
But one thing that is always slipping through the proverbial cracks is the attic accesse's.
They seem to be a forgotten treasure.
I call the access door a treasure because they are going to save or cost you a lot of money in the long run.
Here we have an attic access that is missing, I mean gone and not coming back. Why is it missing is anyone's guess.
When to access is missing then the heating and cooling of the home is wasted. Right out the access door that is'nt in place to stop the chimney affect of the air flow out of the home.
This is and was costing the home owners a lot of money in heating and cooling bills over the course of the years.
Here we have a look at what you would think is a good attic door.
But in this case it is almost worthless.
I am not a fan of the old style "POPCORN look". This can easily come off when you try to open and move the access from side to side causing damage to the "POPCORN" finish.
Plus this large access is not insulated from the attic side, not sealed with a low use weather strip. Neither of these were in place. This access alone was costing the sellers a lot of money over the course of ownership.
Remember to always have the attic accesse's insulated and have a low use weather strip added to help seal the door at the point of contact with the trim.
Have a great day Every one.
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