Why Is Part Of My Attic Not Accessible

Yesterdays inspection the hatch was located in a small walk in closet that was chuck full of the owners cloths.

Why is part of my attic not accessible.

It is important that a piece of fiberglass be physically attached to the back of this sheetrock with glue. I chose not to as the cloths were to numerous and expensive for me to move properly. To gain access to an attic often a piece of sheetrock needs to be moved away from the access point. Make an attic access not too hard to cut a hole in the ceiling and put in a drop down stair or even a trap door for now and a ladder.

John while i am not familiar with your area and the bank s policies i do not see why they would not lend on the condo but i would check with the bank in question just to make sure. Or the homeowner might have a bureau placed in front of an attic door. Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool. First it is not in a readilyt accessible location it has to be sought out in smoke with tanks on ones back not good.

When built correctly the. Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents. If they aren t inspectors are not required to gain entry by heroic means. Here s our list of five possible reasons why you cannot find an attic access in the house.

If the access into the attic is in a closet or another part of the house it must be treated as an important part of the thermal envelope. I have always been of the undersdtanding that attic access in a clothes closet is not acceptable because in a fire situation a couple of scenarios occur which hamper a fire fighters access. As with any other part of a home inspection attics must be accessible. You are right to be concerned.

I could not even get my ladder in the closet with out removing almost all of the cloths. Attic stairs provide the most convenient and sensible way to access attic space above your home. 1 attics that are small less than 30 square feet of area or under a low slope roof that does not have a minimum of 30 inches of clear opening height between the top and bottom structural members are not required to have an attic hatch by the building code. For example a past renovation might seal up an attic access panel in the ceiling entirely.

Because of this a set of pull down attic stairs is the best way to reach the attic. I have had a few problems with getting access to the attic hatch. My concern would be if we needed access to the attic we would have to cut into the ceiling somewhere in the home to gain access.