Attic ducting. Ducting needs preventive maintenance too.
In many cases when I am inspecting homes for Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico,
I run into situations that are not a good thing for the buyers or the sellers.
Many of the duct work issues are never seen by the seller, Realtors or the buyers.
When was the last time you had seen a buyer go into the attic to see if there just might be anything that needs to be addressed?
They just don't do this.
In the attic's here in New Mexico, the temps can reach a staggering 150 degrees.
This can cause all kinds of issues with any and everything in the attic's spaces.
If there is any vinyl covered duct work that is in nearly every home now.
This can simply put, "FALL APART". The heat causes all kinds of issues for the existing duct work.
Lets take a look at what can happen when the attic get's too hot.
This is definitely a problem for the duct work.
Here we have a duct that has been damaged by the heat in the attic.
The energy efficiency has been rduced by 50% This is not a good thing when you are trying to heat and cool a home.
The attic venting is correct for this size of home. But when this happens there should be more ventilation installed.
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