Nothing about home inspections causes more consternation than 'sealed' attic access panels; not just for the home inspector, but also for the buyer, the seller, and the real estate agents involved in ...

You’ve probably heard the expression “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” But where energy is concerned, there is “small stuff” that can cause you to sweat. Though you can do a lot to make your home more ...

Q: We bought a resale house and discovered that the previous owner used the attic above the garage for storage. The only thing is, he cut a hole in the ceiling and just left it there. We want to use ...

Q: My garage is overflowing with junk and I need to clean it up. I was thinking of shelving and cabinets, but then the idea of pull-down stairs dawned on me. What is the cost and difficulty of ...

Q. I just moved into a new house and I went up into the attic to store some holiday decorations. There was no insulation on the access cover or seals around it. Shouldn’t the cover be insulated and ...

Q: I have an attic that runs the entire length of the house. The peak of the roof is high enough to allow me to stand up in the space. The obvious storage opportunities have me foaming at the mouth.

A lot of time when we planning attic access, we think about ladders & doors but thinking about how you will walk across insulation safely is important too! We think a version of this should definitely ...

Q. Tim, I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to ...

There is a change to the Minnesota Energy Code that took effect over a year ago, which now requires attic access hatches to be weatherstripped. I think that's just peachy. I've never liked how attic ...

Safe Step Stairs are easy to open and close (as little as 8 seconds( , with wide steps and handrails. YEA! Today I can walk up into my attic, formally a place I did not visit very often because of the ...