As a preemptive strike against the days of Hades better known as summer I (with some help) decided to install an attic fan. This post is coming a bit late in the season, but even if it doesn’t save you this year, it might be motivation for next summer. It seems that during the summer, Satan vacationed in our ancient attic. Apparently the views are to die for… Get it to die for… Anyway, the attic fan is supposed to reduce costs of cooling up to 30 percent and reduce the temperature in your attic by nearly 50°F. So if we consider a monthly cooling cost of $150 USD during the summer, the savings could be as much of $45, or, buy 2 months get one month free AC. Attic fans also tout the ability to remove excess moisture from the attic, thus better preserving your roof. Not bad for what looks like an over-sized computer fan. Read More
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The First Step In Your Goonies-Style Adventure: JNK Products Attic Stairs
The Goonies really did a number on us kids at the time. Man, did that little film ever get our imaginations going on the possibility of finding hidden clues and treasure. I was soooo disappointed to not live in a home that had an attic – the starting point of all pirate maps, secret passages and treasure codes. The lack of an attic (and the fact that the house was built in the 70s) didn’t stop one little friend of mine whose parents one day came home to find the hatch to the ceiling crawl space busted in and insulation pouring into the hallway. I suppose it could have been worse – remember those little turds children who took to the sewers after watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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