Part of the job will involve replacing a load bearing wall with a post and expanding the living space into the old laundry room.
Moving hvac ducts in home attic.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation.
Here s why that is a good thing.
When hvac ducts are installed in a vented attic in a dry climate bury the ducts in attic insulation to protect them from temperature extremes in the unconditioned attic space.
Connect the end of the flex duct onto the circular end of the rigid duct with self tapping duct screws.
I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place.
Photo of ducts in attic by energy vanguard.
Moving a furnace to the attic.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
Seal the connection with duct tape.
One place never to put hvac system ducts.
Duct leakage causes a lot of problems including less.
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.
There will be less duct leakage.
Ted has more than a few cobwebs in his attic.
Get those air conditioning ducts out of the attic.
Sometimes air conditioned air will seep right through your ducts and become useless instead of heating and cooling your home.
The duct insulation should include a vapor barrier cover.
However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative.
But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a.
Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s.
Install ductwork so that it is in direct contact with i e laying on the ceiling and or truss lower cords.
I am finishing my basement in my 2 story 50 year old home.
I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
Strap the flex duct to the attic framing at 4 foot.
The unconditioned space also houses his hvac system.
The 1 800 square foot brick ranch in climate zone 4 dates from the 1960s but the previous owner installed both a furnace and ductwork in the attic just four years ago.
Attic hvac systems save space.
All ducts are at risk for this type of leakage.
5 good ways 1 bad way to get your ducts inside conditioned space image credits.
All other images from ibacos paper on building america research.
