Moving Ductwork To Finish Attic

Before you start the job however consider these five hvac tips to help you effectively turn your attic into a spare bedroom.

Moving ductwork to finish attic.

This isolates the attic from the rest of the home which means the attic isn t part of the conditioned envelope. Move the plumbing vents and ditch the flue chances are you ve got plumbing and bath fan vents running through your attic. Recently i had another hvac company come out and put in a new bathroom vent and they told me they believed the duct work was full of water. That s something you can do yourself as long as you follow the building codes for pipe and duct size slope and insulation.

Tips for running ductwork through the attic ideally in a passively vented system the attic is completely sealed from the living space by gypsum board and caulking along all ceiling joints creating an airtight seal. Anyway if you got nice weather now and can finish your renovations with the system off that would be best. That metal looks good you don t see that any more. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious.

In many homes the insulation layer in the attic is along the floor. They ll most likely have to be moved to open up the space. That drop sill might make it impossible. According to nrel researchers david roberts and jon winkler moving the ducts from a vented attic to a new location inside the conditioned space will reduce electricity used for cooling by 15 to 20 and will reduce the size of the needed air conditioning equipment by 0 5 to 1 ton.

Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. 06 21 2010 03 03 pm 10. You could probably build around over it keeping it similar to original installation. It was new when the ac was put in 7 years ago.

I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place. Venting an attic is essential for a number of reasons including. The attic ductwork is flex duct work. I know if i move the ductwork to the attic it makes less sense somewhat but the floors are not insulated at all and can be leaky between the planks.

Increase or move insulation. However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative. I called out the original hvac company and they took a look and said they saw no water. All the duct work could be moved to one side of the basement possibly call someone and let him look at it.