Buying A Home With No Attic Access

There is no attic above that part of the house.

Buying a home with no attic access. We talked to the people who live next door and they bought the house when it was built in 2008 when it was new and it has no attic access either. Our living room looks similar to the one in your photo. Just put your insulation in the roof and don t build the traditional attic make it a loft. There is access to the eaves but nothing up to the roof itself.

If it s a vault or there is no attic access in a standard attic space. This is something that should be negotiated with the seller before you proceed with the transaction. 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. About 3 4 times per year for the last couple of years water drips into the living room window.

My company has come across this scenario on the past. A nice little cape. 2 the attic access opening may have been removed during a remodeling. In addition many inspectors will not include attic spaces if easy and ready access isn t available.

Not all home sellers are aware of the importance of this type of inspection and some may not readily agree to one. So im possibly buying a house. This is not a good sign. There is a house right next door that is a mirror image of the house we want to buy it was built by the same contractor at the same time this home was built.

Or the homeowner might have a bureau placed in front of an attic door. I d hire a separate inspector for the roof. I know there is ventilation up there from the bathroom on the second floor but no direct roof access. Get a professional roofing consultant or a reputable roofing company to do an inspection.

You can build a home with or without an attic. Actually there was never an attic. If there is a problem with the roof it. A critical part of the property is not accessible so do not go forward with the transaction until it is.

As with any other part of a home inspection attics must be accessible. For example a past renovation might seal up an attic access panel in the ceiling entirely. I own a split level home with a cathedral ceiling in the living room. If you find this situation in a house you are considering buying do not proceed until the seller provides an attic access for examination by you and your home inspector.

I can tell you that it is a real pita sometimes.