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There's still an attic with many typical roof truss designs.

• LastTrain 2y ago
  I think a lot of people in this thread are too young to understand what is meant by attic. Go upstairs in a house built in 1920, that’s an attic. A tiny cubby in a cavity left by engineered trusses is not. You’ll also notice the modern house, even a cheap one, is far better insulated.
  • rascul 2y ago
    > A tiny cubby in a cavity left by engineered trusses is not. Yes, it is. It doesn't have to be usable to be an attic. It just needs to be a space between the ceiling and roof.
    • LastTrain 2y ago
      Yes it fits the definition of the word, but not the context in which it was brought up here.
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      • rascul 2y ago
        I realize now perhaps they meant livable attic. That wasn't obvious to me. Crawling through non livable attics framed with trusses is part of my work sometimes.
        • pfdietz 2y ago
          It is what I meant, but the confusion from the ambiguity is completely understandable.