As you know cold air settles and hot air rises.
Garage open to attic.
Garage plans with loft.
If you intend to build a new detached garage for one or two cars you can choose one of our well designed garage plans with a loft.
But that is seldom the case resulting in conditioned air being sucked from the living space to make up the difference.
Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in.
You just saw a roof rat in your yard.
You can even use any of our garage plans with living quarters to expand the living space in your house.
Available for standard or extra wide openings the werner available for standard or extra wide openings the werner aluminum attic ladder offers a lightweight design yet boasts a duty rating of 375 lbs.
The strut design eliminates springs and allows for a wide access opening easy to open and close smoothly.
Then prop open the garage s attic access ladder by about 12 inches or enough to let a sizable draft enter your attic.
Insulated garage doors can have up to an r18 rating where an uninsulated door is r 0 therefore helping keep the garage and home cooler more.
The primary reason to insulate any part of the home is to provide a thermal barrier between conditioned heated or cooled interior space and the outdoors or unheated spaces such as an unfinished.