The attic

We tackled the attic in a few stages. During our inspection we assessed the damage. There was a 1x3 foot rodent nest at the east end of the house. There didn't appear to be any recent rodent activity. The HVAC system looked to be in good shape. The ductwork is all insulated rigid piping, which, from what I can tell should hold up well. There didn't appear to be any water damage and we know the roof is fairly new, so no troubles there. I spent the better part of a day throwing all of the junk left over from the previous owner down into the garage. There were mostly clothes, though we found a few keepers like a small wood slat cart with wheels (maybe for gardening?) and a large bronze serving tray. There were tires, an old kiddie pool frame, some tools, books, and lamps. Not much in working order though, and anything with fabric had dry rot and was chewed by rodents. We bagged all of the junk and added it to the ever-growing heap of garbage in the garage.



My parents came to visit during October and my dad helped re-screen the gables and vents. I put out rodent poisoning on the first weekend I had the keys, but there still wasn't any sign of rodents. Good deal. My dad finished unloading the attic and vacuumed. We cleared out the rodent nest and put all of the old closet doors down across the joists for storing boxes.

The space looks clean at this point and will need some additional insulation when I get around to it...