Tom silva shows you how to keep cold air from coming through windows and doors.
Attic door old house.
If you pressurize the house with a window fan you may be able to feel the leaks with your hand as the air finds its way into the attic.
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Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.
Note if the door swings in to the attic or out from the attic instead.
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Hole in your ceiling and add a 100 watt bulb enough heat to bake cookies and you have a recipe for huge heat loss as well as a major contributor to ice dams.
A homes attic access such as an attic hatch pull down stairs or knee wall door often goes uninsulated representing one of the biggest deficiencies in the thermal barrier between the attic and conditioned space.
5 steps to finishing an attic.
Pull down stair or ladder.
This old house s two minute expert explains what goes into creating a bonus room under the rafters.
Don t leave a hole in the ceiling.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva removes an old attic staircase and replaces it with a new one.
Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door.
Recessed can lights no easy solution cut a 6 in.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva shares some diy smarts tips for insulating an attic.