Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 03, 2017 11:03 am Hello, I have a situation and am not sure how to proceed. I am renting a small house from my father in law, which I plan on buying via an FHA loan in the coming months. The house has a vaulted ceiling. There is about a 3' space between the top of the drywall and the bottom of the roof. The house is only 850sf. There is no attic access anywhere. Is it normal to not have access to a vaulted ceiling? The ceiling is vaulted in every part of the home. From what I have read an FHA loan requires a through inspection of the attic. How is this possible without access? Also, I would like to rewire the swamp cooler to give me more functions. Currently its just on or off. I may also try to install as ceiling fan. So I guess I'm wondering if I should install an access hole somewhere? Or maybe change out the permanent vent with a removable one? I'm not really sure, any help is appreciated. Re: Accessing the attic of a vaulted ceiling 2Aug 03, 2017 11:10 am what material is the roofing can you get in that way what part of the world are you in i am guessing usa by the sq ft measurement i would check all the cupboards in the house as attic access is sometimes well hidden Re: Accessing the attic of a vaulted ceiling 3Aug 03, 2017 11:22 am There are no cupboards that touch the ceiling. Every inch of ceiling contact is 2x4 inch wall touching it. There is definitely no inside access. There is duct work for the swamp cooler if that helps. asphalt shingle roof and i'm guessing osb or plywood decking. Drywall inside. I live in Colorado. Thanks for your reply Re: Accessing the attic of a vaulted ceiling 4Aug 03, 2017 11:09 pm What makes you believe there is an attic space? How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 6000 There is water getting into the ceiling, I expected to find some holes in the corrugated roof but there weren't any so I suspect that the roof drip edge is letting water… 0 2466 It sounds like you have a crack in your garage where the wall meets the ceiling, along the shadow line on the… 0 17227 |