{"id":15933,"date":"2013-08-21T08:55:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T08:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leedpoints.com\/?guid=2eba82f8a6c2bf8d5236c571517a9b51"},"modified":"2013-08-21T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T08:55:52","slug":"how-to-solve-comfort-problems-caused-by-attic-kneewalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/how-to-solve-comfort-problems-caused-by-attic-kneewalls\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Solve Comfort Problems Caused by Attic Kneewalls"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Subtitle:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Insulation and air-sealing are key        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Images:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/Attic%20kneewall%20access%20door%20-%20cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Attic kneewalls often lead to comfort problems\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/bonus-room-in-summer.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 2. Bonus room heat flows in summer\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-3.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 3. Typical attic kneewall #1\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 4. Typical attic kneewall #2\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 5. Floor joists below kneewall with no blocking\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 6. Attic kneewall sheathed with housewrap.\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 7. Another attic kneewall sheathed with housewrap.\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 8. Attic kneewall sheathed with foamboard.\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<div>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/blogs\/dept\/building-science\/how-solve-comfort-problems-caused-attic-kneewalls\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenbuildingadvisor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/blog-river\/attic-kneewall-gba-figure-energy-vanguard-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Figure 9. Attic kneewall sheathed with foamboard and OSB\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Texas, they call them &ldquo;hot walls.&rdquo; My friend Mike Barcik likes to say they&rsquo;re what separate you from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyvanguard.com\/blog-building-science-HERS-BPI\/bid\/32370\/Your-Connection-to-the-Blast-Furnace-Attic-Kneewalls\">blast furnace<\/a>. Down here in the warmer climate zones, where attics get up to 8,000&deg;F (well, that may be a slight exaggeration), many people call them a liability. 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