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No, a completely new house. No access is sealed/blocked in any way. If you know the specific regulation, please post it.
by 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 agoCodes are very regional, and I'm no longer in construction where I have the code handy.applies in Minnesota anyway
- bombcar 1y agohttps://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 agoThings like rodents entering the house are a big problem and will only be evident by inspecting spaces people don’t clean.
- viraptor 1y agoCool... The thread is about Victoria, Australia.