Now that you ve air sealed your attic and basement check your attic insulation levels and add more if necessary.
Is it okay not to insulate your attic.
Start with the attic floor.
The technically correct approach depends on a number of factors.
Woodie s will show you how to insulate your attic.
Before you peel away the plywood assess its condition if it s fit for insulation.
This old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor demonstrate the proper way to insulate an attic.
The presence of molds and stains means that it s time to change them.
This way it s easier to remove the plywood on the attic floor.
The attic is the easiest place to add insulation to improve your comfort and the energy efficiency of your home.
The energy savings touted by unvented attics can be as high as 20.
Unventilated attics can help to mitigate energy loss through leaky ducts or ceiling fittings.
Poorly insulated attics become warm in the winter and as we all learned in school heat tends to rise up.
If your attic is often used or perhaps you plan to convert it in the future you will need to insulate the inner surfaces of the roof.
However if moisture is able to enter the unvented attic space it may lead to roofing panel issues.
If your existing attic flooring isn t adequate for conversion to a living space all is not lost.
Check your current insulation for dampness.
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This is the best way to save money and energy in your home.
Virtually any attic floor can be brought up to code it s just a matter of how much.
However if your attic gets very hot in the summer insulating the ceiling may reduce some of the heat transferred from the attic to the garage space via conduction through the ceiling materials.
Although they re fairly pretty to look at icicles could be a sign of a problem with your attic s insulation.
But if the floor is covered in plywood you can t stuff enough insulation beneath it to do the job sufficiently not even in warm climates.
Whether or not there is an inner roof lining and the total thickness of the roof structure.