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Hi All. We are selling my fiancees townhouse in Maryland and during the home inspection, the inspector said that the hole for the vent louver in the attic wasn't large enough. Is there a standard or code size these have to be? I'd never heard of this before. I think all I need to do is head up there with a sawzall, but I don't know how big to make the hole. Thanks!
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First of all if anyone should know for sure it would be the Inspector. He's the one that said it's not big enough.
Normally a code rule is; For every 300 sq ft of attic area, and a roof slope exceeding 2/12, you need a minimum of 1 sq ft (144 sq inches) of vent area. If the roof pitch is 2/12, or less ,you need 1 sq ft of vent are for every 150 sq ft of attic area.
Also to know for sure, check with your local bldg. authority. Hube -
Thanks, Hube. This guy was the kind of inspector you want when you buy a home, but not when you sell one
This quote:Originally posted by Hube
First of all if anyone should know for sure it would be the Inspector. He's the one that said it's not big enough.
Normally a code rule is; For every 300 sq ft of attic area, and a roof slope exceeding 2/12, you need a minimum of 1 sq ft (144 sq inches) of vent area. If the roof pitch is 2/12, or less ,you need 1 sq ft of vent are for every 150 sq ft of attic area.
Also to know for sure, check with your local bldg. authority. HubeComment
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