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It's that something regional for specific access type? My Victorian houses always had the roof hatch accessible - it's just another storage area and needs to be

It's that something regional for specific access type? My Victorian houses always had the roof hatch accessible - it's just another storage area and needs to be available if you want to rewire something.

bluGill 1y ago
It is fairly new, strarted inithe late 1990s. It doesn't apply to old houses.
- viraptor 1y ago
  No, a completely new house. No access is sealed/blocked in any way. If you know the specific regulation, please post it.
  - bluGill 1y ago
    Codes are very regional, and I'm no longer in construction where I have the code handy.applies in Minnesota anyway
    - bombcar 1y ago
      https://structuretech.com/attic-inspections-sealed-access-panels/ https://structuretech.com/attic-inspections-sealed-access-pa... Is a MN inspector and they cover it. Attic access has to be weatherstripped - cheap ass builders just seal it. I ain’t buying’ no pig in a poke. If it’s new construction I can inspect before completion (and you should); if it’s used, I am breaking the seal and crossing the streams. Attics got way too much “fun” to discover.
      - bluGill 1y ago
        > Attic access has to be weatherstripped - cheap ass builders just seal it. True. > If it’s new construction I can inspect before completion (and you should); if it’s used, I am breaking the seal and crossing the streams. Attics got way too much “fun” to discover. Don't do this! you can't see much anyway. At least not without walking up there and that disturbs your insulation. Everything you care about is about the roof working, so look at the roof from the outside. Keep the roof in good shape and you don't need to go in the attic. Also until the house is yours you are not allowed to break that seal. Once it is your house you can do whatever you want, but it is too late.
        throwaway173738 1y ago
        Things like rodents entering the house are a big problem and will only be evident by inspecting spaces people don’t clean.
    - viraptor 1y ago
      Cool... The thread is about Victoria, Australia.

bluGill 1y ago

It is fairly new, strarted inithe late 1990s. It doesn't apply to old houses.

viraptor 1y ago
No, a completely new house. No access is sealed/blocked in any way. If you know the specific regulation, please post it.
- bluGill 1y ago
  Codes are very regional, and I'm no longer in construction where I have the code handy.applies in Minnesota anyway
  - bombcar 1y ago
    https://structuretech.com/attic-inspections-sealed-access-panels/ https://structuretech.com/attic-inspections-sealed-access-pa... Is a MN inspector and they cover it. Attic access has to be weatherstripped - cheap ass builders just seal it. I ain’t buying’ no pig in a poke. If it’s new construction I can inspect before completion (and you should); if it’s used, I am breaking the seal and crossing the streams. Attics got way too much “fun” to discover.
    - bluGill 1y ago
      > Attic access has to be weatherstripped - cheap ass builders just seal it. True. > If it’s new construction I can inspect before completion (and you should); if it’s used, I am breaking the seal and crossing the streams. Attics got way too much “fun” to discover. Don't do this! you can't see much anyway. At least not without walking up there and that disturbs your insulation. Everything you care about is about the roof working, so look at the roof from the outside. Keep the roof in good shape and you don't need to go in the attic. Also until the house is yours you are not allowed to break that seal. Once it is your house you can do whatever you want, but it is too late.
      - throwaway173738 1y ago
        Things like rodents entering the house are a big problem and will only be evident by inspecting spaces people don’t clean.
  - viraptor 1y ago
    Cool... The thread is about Victoria, Australia.