Going Into The Attic

The 2 pipes one a 4 master and the other a 3 2nd do not go through the ceiling but into a common box that goes through the roof.

Going into the attic.

Make note of dropped soffits over kitchen cabinets or bath vanities slanted ceilings over stairways or any other dropped ceiling areas. None of the pipes are insulated and neither is the box they go into. Before you crawl into the attic make a quick sketch of the floor plan. They re an important part of the home s overall built in ventilation and climate control system.

If you do find it you have two choices. Attic spaces are more than a place to store holiday decorations and out of season clothing. Unfinished attics should stay about the same temperature as the great outdoors in all seasons says inspector mike holmes for the winnipeg free press. These areas usually have open stud cavities leading directly into the attic that are huge sources of air leaks photos 1 3.

Give up the idea of a storage space or call in experts to remove it even if it is only damaged and has a chance of releasing asbest. The house is too high to see if that box has any kind of fitting on the roof but it doesn t look like it from the attic. Doing so would fill your attic with.