Familiarize yourself with the footing situation.
Going into the attic.
Before you crawl into the attic make a quick sketch of the floor plan.
Other than that the people in hiding used the room mainly for storage purposes.
Make note of dropped soffits over kitchen cabinets or bath vanities slanted ceilings over stairways or any other dropped ceiling areas.
With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.
The attic was not suitable for sleeping.
The attic is a vibrant and lively part of any house.
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If the inspector answers yes the attic is safe for a non professional to go in a professional knows how and where to walk in it to check for roof leaks an.
That s true even if the only time it s accessed is periodically by the homeowner and less often during an inspection.
It is for air flow.
It s just a fact.
Whether you can t get close enough to confirm wood rot along an edge or get to a hole to seal high up along a peak with nothing but furring strips that aren t there for support but were for spacing during the build or even trying to get through a spaghetti.
So the assumption that you can in fact go into it may be an erroneous assumption.
These areas usually have open stud cavities leading directly into the attic that are huge sources of air leaks photos 1 3.
While it would be unusual to have an entire colony in your attic it is not unheard of.
The good news here is that the ants are visible to you and they are still going outdoors to forage which means they will walk through areas that that you treat outdoors.
The attic was the only place where she could be alone for a while or talk to peter undisturbed.
The attic framework might be bowed sagging or cracked.
Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape.
It might also hold important information about a previous house fire.
Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space.
Somewhere somehow you are going to have to go against a rule.