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What's wrong in this Winchester KY Home Inspections Picture?

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Home Inspector with B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com)

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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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B4 U Close Home Inspections & Radon Testing
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Jason Channell
Diadem Property Inspections - Serving Southeast Michigan - Troy, MI
The House Sleuth

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.

Jan 05, 2011 05:40 PM
Erby Crofutt
B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com) - Lexington, KY
The Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY

Don't need a thermal camera to know that's wrong, Jason.  Perhaps the localism post will help educate them.

Jan 06, 2011 01:09 AM