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Nead help with a 'least bad' approach to mitigate temp swings in finished cathedral attic
Like a lot of people on here, we’ve got a poorly insulated attic. Worse, it’s finished and has a cathedral(ish) ceiling. Which, as we all know, is just great for a house in direct sun in the south! I've read through lots of posts on DIY and done lots of Googling, but am still stuck. I suspect the ‘right’ thing to do would be to rip out all the dry wall and re-do the insulation setup. Alas, that’s more than we can afford right now. So I’m trying to figure out what the ‘least bad’ approach might be to mitigate the heat. Options I’ve gathered so far: Add soffits and ridge vents. We have soffit vents on the newer construction bump outs, but not on the original house. I have to assume there are no baffles anywhere. It’s possible the original house was built to be unvented ceiling and the new bump outs were vented but without baffles? What a mess. Replace the AC unit (we’ll be due in the next couple of years anyway) and hope it can keep up a little better. Switch the upstairs to mini splits, and hope they can keep up better. PHOTOS Front of House Back of House Bedroom in attic Hallway in attic The one small part of underside of roof that's accessible. No baffles, so guessing none anywhere. submitted by /u/dganyc [link] [comments]
| | Like a lot of people on here, we’ve got a poorly insulated attic. Worse, it’s finished and has a cathedral(ish) ceiling. Which, as we all know, is just great for a house in direct sun in the south! I've read through lots of posts on DIY and done lots of Googling, but am still stuck. I suspect the ‘right’ thing to do would be to rip out all the dry wall and re-do the insulation setup. Alas, that’s more than we can afford right now. So I’m trying to figure out what the ‘least bad’ approach might be to mitigate the heat. Options I’ve gathered so far:
PHOTOS The one small part of underside of roof that's accessible. No baffles, so guessing none anywhere. [link] [comments] |
