Is it worth it to remodel our attic into a living space? Will it increase the resale value of the house enough to offset the cost and effort? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jul 22, 2009 - 27 answers

Is leaving the windows in my attic cracked beneficial for keeping my air conditioning bill low? [more inside]
posted by JFitzpatrick on Jun 22, 2009 - 4 answers

We're finishing an attic to use as a living space. Said attic is ~400 sq ft and has sash windows and skylights, and Mr. desjardins is going to put white beadboard paneling around the walls. The floor is old, dark wood in bad shape, but we do not have time/money to sand/refinish. What colors should we paint the paneling and floor? The walls angle in dramatically so I don't want to feel claustrophobic. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jun 4, 2009 - 16 answers

New place has a lovely attic, finished but no AC up there. We're planning on having the windows open with fans in them to keep the air moving and bearable. Would it be a bad idea to have a TV (plasma) up there in the humid southeastern Missouri summer? [more inside]
posted by luftmensch on Apr 23, 2009 - 14 answers

What are these thin wood beams in m attic and why are they there? [more inside]
posted by bingwah on Jan 10, 2009 - 12 answers

Victorian house construction/DIY: building a wall in a shared loft (attic). 'What's this thing?' and 'Am I doing it right?' [more inside]
posted by boosh on Jan 1, 2009 - 7 answers

Should I rent an apartment with electric baseboard heat? [more inside]
posted by washburn on Jun 2, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I test a Hunter attic fan controller? I want to be thorough before I climb in the attic. [more inside]
posted by notsnot on May 20, 2008 - 6 answers

We just bought a house, and the bathroom fan currently vents into the attic. I know this isn't good, and I have done a bunch of googling, but I still have questions. Like: who should do the work -- a roofer, a handyman, someone else? Is it better to vent through the roof or through the wall, as our handyman suggests? Any other things I should know?
posted by trillian on May 14, 2008 - 10 answers

What is the best way to vent a clothes dryer through an attic? Is Thermoflex unsafe? [more inside]
posted by Yogurt on Apr 2, 2008 - 13 answers

SilentHillFilter - what would the previous owners of our house want with a large, half-empty bottle of chloroform? [more inside]
posted by low_horrible_immoral on Mar 10, 2008 - 21 answers

What can't I store in the attic? [more inside]
posted by clearlynuts on Mar 24, 2007 - 9 answers

What problems can be caused by over-insulating an attic? [+] [more inside]
posted by grateful on Dec 28, 2004 - 14 answers

MoldFilter: We noticed a bit of mold in our attic insulation. Testing revealed the presence of aspergillus/penicillin spores. We're trying to figure out how much of the attic contents we need to throw out. [MI] [more inside]
posted by sacre_bleu on Nov 17, 2004 - 3 answers