Wanna Meet My CLEAN Attic?
In 2016 I did a post about the attic of the Cross house.
It was a mess.
The AC air handler was in the attic. There was no trunk line. Rather…
…snakes just went all over.
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Now. I had the air handler taken down to the third floor last year, and this is the new trunk line in the attic. Looking west.
Looking west. All clean! You can see the charred timber from either the 1920s or 1960s attic fires.
Looking north.
For the first time in a very long time the attic is tidy. There are no more small dead animals. No more broken nuts dragged in by squirrels. No more animal poop.
And….working lightbulbs!
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VERY NICE !
Remarkable!
A gargantuan task is accomplished!
Looks lovely!
What are you planning to do for insulation?
Such a big improvement, looks neat and tidy.
A celebration of good craftsmanship, Ross. A job well done. In your skilled hands, the value of doing good work is be celebrated. You show pride in your skilled renovation. You are valued in this consumerism-driven world.
So, in addition to the 3rd floor, you have this delightful 4th floor attic space. I especially like the wooden floor, for access, the tidy lights and the fact that it looks like one can stand up in the peak area!
Oooh, now I have attic envy. I dread venturing up into my attic but, your tidy space will be my inspiration!
🌻Thanks, Ross!
Not being a construction engineer, I’m curious as to how strong those charred beams really are. It was nice that someone painted them white: helps reflect the lights. Super nice that Ross made it all tidy. Every attic should be that tidy.
Working lightbulbs are BIG. There is nothing worse than trying to work in an attic with a flashlight clenched in your teeth to leave both hands free. Neatness is also a must. Not just so you can find stuff or make repairs but to avoid a tripping hazard when you are up there working.
I had never really given a lot of thought to the fires that happened up there; fire fighting in the 1920s was not far removed from the old “bucket brigades”, and it is just a miracle that the Cross House did not burn to the ground, especially since the fire was so far away from the ground floor entrances. One thing in this and other houses from that period’s favor is the hard, dense wood that they are made of; it is old-growth timber, much harder (and slower to burn) than today’s soft wood. We can all be thankful that the firefighters were dedicated and determined enough to climb up to that fourth floor attic and save this grand home.
Well done, Ross! Clean and organized pIn Japan, there is a traditional way of wood preservation called “yakisugi” (yaki = to heat with fire; sugi = cypress), or “shou sugi ban” (same method but uses other wood variety). Lumber is charred before use. The burnt beams are now termite-proof because there is no moisture in the wood andbwill last a long time, if looked after regularly.
Pardon the typos.