Attic Vs Crawl Space

Insulate and air seal the floor with open cell foam put ductwork and mechanicals in the attic install a radiant barrier and mastic seal the ducts.

Attic vs crawl space.

Mild winters but we do get them and hot summers. 1a attic access door. Attic vs crawl space. You can expand it just enough to accommodate the ducts.

However i have two questions if i want to centrally air condition my entire house. New construction in the sandhills north carolina. So when we have a choice we prefer hvac systems located under the house. Strap ducts out of insulation with 3 ductstraps per specifications.

There are however some drawbacks also to system in the attic. My head is spinning from all the pros and cons of locating the hvac and duct work in the attic vs crawl space. Expanding the conditioned space doesn t require you to condition an entire attic or crawl space. A two room addition on the 1st floor has limited attic space and a 4 crawl space.

Did you know before the drying co thermaltec became greater richmond and the virginia peninsula s expert for attics basements and crawl spaces we used to. For homes with eight foot ceilings you can get special roof trusses called plenum trusses that are designed to accommodate ductwork and create a chase in the attic floor. It s easy to see your point about eliminating ductwork from the attic. I was just discussing the issue of attic vs.

Knowing the disadvantages of attic install and the crawl space install. Rarely will a sealed foam insulated attic deviate more than 15 degrees from the living space temperatures below it. Crawl space today with a few guys i work with. As a great deal of heat can escape through the attic of a house it is common for this area to be insulated.

I vote for the attic. This can keep the house warmer and can also cut down. I run my ac and heating equally throughout the year here. Since the attic is considerably hotter than the crawlspace in the summer there will be more.

An attic crawl space is an area on the top level of a house that is not tall enough to be used as a living area and is often unfinished. Animals love duct board flex 09 06 2007 02 11 pm 12. View profile view forum posts view forum threads new guest join date sep 2007 posts 2 post likes. If you use duct board flex in crawl space you will have problems.

Everyone including myself preferred to have the ductwork in the attic as opposed to the crawl space. O is air conditioning the 1st floor effective with floor venting if i run ductwork in the basement. If the air distribution is in the attic space then consider insulating the rafters to move the distribution into the conditioned space.