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Making A Room
Brighten Your Attic
Brighten your attic by
installing skylights on the north or east slopes of your roof. There
are bubble or strip skylights available.
Making an attic
into a Room
When is it good to make your attic into
another room? If you have the following:
- Ample headroom.
- Makes a reasonable room.
- Has a stairway leading to attic space.
- Floor joists are large enough to support the added
load.
Attic Ventilation
Attic Storage
If you are storing holiday decorations in the attic, make
sure these items are not obstructing the air flow at soffit or gable
vents. Vents should remain open in the winter to allow any
condensation that forms to be able to escape outside. Otherwise,
moisture will accumulate on your rafters and sheathing and
eventually cause them to rot.
Water Moisture In The
Home
Make sure your kitchen and baths are vented to the
outside of the house. These rooms generate the most moisture in your
house. A timer switch on the ventilating fans will help you remember
to run the fans long enough to clear out all the moisture, and shut
off automatically. Also, if the house walls are not insulated, water
vapor will condense on the drywall. Think about installing some
needed insulation in these rooms.
Condensation
Dampness is almost unavoidable in new homes because of the
gallons of water that went into the construction of foundation
walls, basement floors, paint and even bathtub grout.
Although
proper ventilation helps speed drying, allow about a year for
through curing. Don't hurry the process with high temperatures,
unnatural heat can cause warping and other damage. Doing the
following can help:
- Open basement windows during warm weather, close when weather
is damp.
- Have outside venting for kitchen, bath and utility areas.
- Adjust the humidifier, if there is one in your heating system.
- Consider installing a dehumidifier in extremely damp areas.
- Check sumps
periodically.
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