I've got a 1948 Cape Cod with a 2001 extension and want to finish off an attic/crawl space at the front of older part of the house to be a space that my small children can use to play Legos and read in for the next few years, which will then be a storage space after that.
The question I can't seem to find an answer to is how to insulate it? There is no airflow from a soffit to this room (though there is one on the outside of the house) and there is no vent on the center roof line. As far as I can tell, this is a sealed area (though not necessarily very well sealed) and I want to frame it out, add some knee walls, and ultimately add drywall. I'm worried that if I frame, insulate and drywall the area that I'll end up with mold. And if I don't do those things, the area will remain cold/hot depending on the season.
You enter the space from a bedroom that the previous owners said was always the coldest room in the house, through a 3.5 foot (tall) door.
I think I have the plan for the framing, I just want to be more sure of the insulation/vapor barrier/air flow suggestions before I go too much further.
Any advice?
The question I can't seem to find an answer to is how to insulate it? There is no airflow from a soffit to this room (though there is one on the outside of the house) and there is no vent on the center roof line. As far as I can tell, this is a sealed area (though not necessarily very well sealed) and I want to frame it out, add some knee walls, and ultimately add drywall. I'm worried that if I frame, insulate and drywall the area that I'll end up with mold. And if I don't do those things, the area will remain cold/hot depending on the season.
You enter the space from a bedroom that the previous owners said was always the coldest room in the house, through a 3.5 foot (tall) door.
I think I have the plan for the framing, I just want to be more sure of the insulation/vapor barrier/air flow suggestions before I go too much further.
Any advice?
