Or the homeowner might have a bureau placed in front of an attic door.
Buying a home with no attic access.
Our living room looks similar to the one in your photo.
You can build a home with or without an attic.
There is access to the eaves but nothing up to the roof itself.
If there really is no attic access you should ask the seller to install an opening as part of the requirement in all real estate sales contracts that access be provided for the buyer to the property for inspection.
Actually there was never an attic.
They are usually only for insulation anyway.
There is a house right next door that is a mirror image of the house we want to buy it was built by the same contractor at the same time this home was built.
About 3 4 times per year for the last couple of years water drips into the living room window.
A critical part of the property is not accessible so do not go forward with the transaction until it is.
There is no attic above that part of the house.
If they aren t inspectors are not required to gain entry by heroic means.
2 the attic access opening may have been removed during a remodeling.
If you find this situation in a house you are considering buying do not proceed until the seller provides an attic access for examination by you and your home inspector.
We talked to the people who live next door and they bought the house when it was built in 2008 when it was new and it has no attic access either.
This is not a good sign.
A nice little cape.
For example a past renovation might seal up an attic access panel in the ceiling entirely.
Get a professional roofing consultant or a reputable roofing company to do an inspection.
As with any other part of a home inspection attics must be accessible.
Not all home sellers are aware of the importance of this type of inspection and some may not readily agree to one.
I own a split level home with a cathedral ceiling in the living room.
If it s a vault or there is no attic access in a standard attic space.
If there is a problem with the roof it.
So im possibly buying a house.
I d hire a separate inspector for the roof.
I can tell you that it is a real pita sometimes.
This is something that should be negotiated with the seller before you proceed with the transaction.
In addition many inspectors will not include attic spaces if easy and ready access isn t available.
I noticed there is no attic access.