Depending upon the age of your home you may need to be wary of asbestos.
Going into the attic.
If you do find it you have two choices.
Doing so would fill your attic with.
Can a dryer vent go up through an attic.
None of the pipes are insulated and neither is the box they go into.
The 2 pipes one a 4 master and the other a 3 2nd do not go through the ceiling but into a common box that goes through the roof.
Make note of dropped soffits over kitchen cabinets or bath vanities slanted ceilings over stairways or any other dropped ceiling areas.
They re an important part of the home s overall built in ventilation and climate control system.
Before you crawl into the attic make a quick sketch of the floor plan.
Give up the idea of a storage space or call in experts to remove it even if it is only damaged and has a chance of releasing asbest.
These areas usually have open stud cavities leading directly into the attic that are huge sources of air leaks photos 1 3.
Unfinished attics should stay about the same temperature as the great outdoors in all seasons says inspector mike holmes for the winnipeg free press.