Occasionally especially in ranch homes the attached garage might have a door on the upper common wall with the house leading to the attic space.
My house has no attic access.
There are homes designed without attics and there are homeowners who wish to raise their ceilings but there are energy efficiency concerns with having no attic.
The most common way to add ventilation to an attic is by installing air intakes in the soffits and putting an outlet at the gable of the house.
Bought it without attic inspected but no problems at all.
Otherwise you have provided easy access for theft through the attic access openings of any adjacent units.
If you have a big enough closet considee putting in an attic hatch which has an inregrated ladder stair.
I d hire a separate inspector for the roof.
Ensuring your home has the proper attic ventilation according to these guidelines however can save yourself the stress and hassle of an emergency roof repair.
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.
My company has come across this scenario on the past.
And of course as noted above some homes have a.
Which makes access a breeze.
Now that we have that out of the way let s get to the heart of the matter venting a house with little to no eaves or soffits.
If it s a vault or there is no attic access in a standard attic space.
I always recommend people get a light switch installed and an attic light at least one.
How i would love not to have to crawl around my attic adding insulation repairing ducts or dealing with the equipment up there.
The ceiling is attached to the bottom of the roof rafters in most of these homes.
A critical part of the property is not accessible so do not go forward with the transaction until it is.
My new access is in the bathroom closet as there are no plans to use it although more insulation would be a good.
I bought a 1970 s cape with no access had to add it myself.
Get a professional roofing consultant or a reputable roofing company to do an inspection.
Cool air in hot air out.