Timeline for Looking for Second Opinion on New Insulation in Attic
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| Mar 18, 2015 at 18:57 | comment | added | keshlam | warm attic means having to be careful to keep the actual roof cold , or you risk ice dams. Also means having to change how and if you vent the attic. Can be done but it's a distinctly different set of tradeoffs; generally makes sense only if you really want the attic to be heated/cooled space. | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 18:17 | comment | added | mjt117 | Couldn't one argue that this provides a poor solution in the winter? When the heat is on the air will rise unfettered all the way to the attic ceiling rather than being insulated at the base and providing warmer conditions below the attic? | |
| Mar 17, 2015 at 22:10 | history | answered | user20127 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |