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Attic battles tight attic.
In keeping with passive house and pretty good house principles i tried to protect the thermal envelope even in this relatively small area and avoid what can be a notorious.
The walls of the assembly also act as a dam to retain blown in insulation in the attic.
Danbury city firefighters quickly extinguished an attic fire thursday night on golden hill lane according to initial dispatch reports.
It was also when builders got caught up in the ventilation craze.
Units were dispatched to 17 golden hill lane off of.
The finish panel visible from below does not have to be airtight.
Ahh the 80 s.
Unless you have a finished attic you probably aren t fond of spending time up there during a hot summer day.
Seriously the benefits of attic ventilation for controlling roof deck temperature and ice dams in northern climates has been known and studied for decades.
With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar.
Nevertheless in order to have access to our attic for future maintenance or repairs i installed a well insulated attic hatch in a closet ceiling in our master bedroom.
Tim healey the attic access provides a portal to the attic space while being integral to the red line air barrier.