No Attic Access In House

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.

No attic access in house.

Years of inspecting houses taught me that it is not always easy to find an access to the attic. Why is there no attic access hatch in the house. This is not a good sign. That s true even if the only time it s accessed is periodically by the homeowner and less often during an inspection.

If you cut a notch in the outer edge you weaken the member a lot more than if you drill an equal sized hole in the middle. When the attic becomes part of the home to be heated and cooled open wall gable vents and roof vents are no longer feasible but the underside of the roof the sheathing and rafters can still. Building codes require tha tyou remove no more than 1 3 teh width of the frame member and that it be teh middle 1 3. It might also hold important information about a previous house fire.

2 the attic access opening may have been removed during a remodeling. You must drill teh studs not notch them. If there really is no attic access you should ask the seller to install an opening as part of the requirement in all real estate sales contracts that access be provided for the buyer to the property for inspection. Because you don t have access to your attic where you can look at the roof s underside the only options for you to find roof leaks are to focus on visual signs namely watermarks and water actually dripping down and inspecting your roof.

3 if the. The inspector did like this as there is no way to know what is up there which makes sense. A pull down attic stairway is great but some homes have only. You are right to be concerned.

A critical part of the property is not accessible so do not go forward with the transaction until it is. The attic is a vibrant and lively part of any house. If you find this.