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What Are the Different Options Available for Roof Attic?

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Real Estate Agent with Hellgeeks

Roof attic plays a vital role in controlling both the airflow and temperature levels. If you want to make the best use of it, it is suggested to consider different options available for the roof attic and its vents. The more you keep yourself updated and informed, the better the chances are that you would have a comfortable indoor and outdoor environment to live in.

Here are a few different available options mentioned to enlighten you.

 

Venting

When it comes to venting your attic, there are different options like box vents, wind turbines, power vents, ridge vents, cupola vents, off-ridge vents, soffit vents, and so many more. Each one of these has its own attributes and features. For instance, box vents are installed over the roof to create an opening for hot air and moisture while wind turbines have moving parts which need winds to be driven. Moreover, power vents have the larger motors inside them to drive the moisture and hot air out of the attic. However, they require inspection and maintenance every six months. On the other hand, ridge vents can cover the entire roof horizontally to be able to distribute the temperature evenly.

It depends upon your home, area, location, weather requirements, and preferences that which type of vents you go for. However, you must get into the detailed description, critical analysis, and comparison of these available options to make sure that you end up with the best one.

 

Living Space

You can also get your attic converted into a living space for a beautiful addition to your house and a recommendation for home improvement. However, you must take different important factors into account before going ahead. For instance, you need to call an inspection or any of the renowned professional roofing contractors to determine whether your attic can bear extra load or not. You can carry out the renovations only if the structural limitations of your attic allow this. Otherwise, it can cause structural damage to your entire home.

Moreover, you need to consider the accessibility of the attic like the possibility of taking furniture there, adding a proper staircase, and so much more. You must take the local codes into account as well before adding the staircase, determining the size of the landscaping, and deciding the height of the ceiling. Also, it would require adding insulation to the attic to be able to maintain a desirable temperature up there. Otherwise, you would either get roasted or frozen.

 

Storage Space

It is another available option that you can consider maximizing the utility of a roof attic. You must try to use every area or corner of the attic for better use or purpose. It is also advised to have a library in that space where you can keep all your important data and books saved. More than everything else, you must make sure that your attic is in good shape to avoid any complicated problems or issues in the future.

Comments (2)

Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Please fix your head shot as it suggests room for improvement. Thank you.

Jan 24, 2020 07:00 AM
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Hi Asad Malik the attic is a wonderful thing. Great place to store those long odd shaped items like Christmas Trees, Skis, old science fair projects (that you just can't throw away), tents, pool floats etc. Jeff 

Jan 24, 2020 08:00 AM