Yup.. still hot!

[Craig Collier]

I'm melting!!! this is an attic temperature from today.

[cduphily]

Nice sauna!

[Richard W. Washington]

Wow! Bet you weren't up there 3 minutes. I was up in one 120 degrees a few weeks ago for about 10-12 min and started getting dizzy. definitely going to change my routine. that's ridiculous. attics before 10 and after 7:30, if possible.

[Richard W. Washington]

what's their utility bill like?

[Larry D. Kage]

Don't stay up there too long...I remember pulling a roast out of the oven, done, about that temperature over the last Christmas holidays.

[Craig Collier]

I was up there for about 10- 15 min. When I came down I looked like I had fallen in the swimming pool.. I took about a ten minute break to re-hydrate.. AHH.. Arizona, ALWAYS bring plenty of fluids to inspections around here.

[Blaine Wiley]

Pretty common here, too.

[phinsperger]

If its too hot I would have a look from the access and offer to come back in the evening at no additional charge to thoughly inspect the attic. If you go up in that heat you are no doublty making it a very quick inspection.

If you were to colapse from the heat, how much longer would you be up there before the ambulance showed up?

Also I would expect the homeowner to hold you responsible for any damage the emergency crews may have done to get you down. Not mention an unhappy client and realtor who never got the inspection finished that day and all the additional time waiting for the emergency crews to clear out.

I suppose if you are in the south you're used to those temperatures and can tough it out without a problem - good for you. But if you think that it may just be a bit too much, then please for your safety, think again.

2.9. Attic, Ventilation & Insulation

II. The inspector is not required to:

A. Enter the attic or unfinished spaces that are not readily accessible or where entry could cause damage or pose a safety hazard to the inspector in his or her opinion.

[tdietrich1]

160F about what my attic is like at times.

BTW, I suspect IR therms are more sensitive to 'heat'. Follow me, the heat is coming from the roof sheathing and transferring into the air. So naturally the sheathing is the hottest item, even with good air flow, it's hot and the IR therm is reading it, not air. The air temp could be quite comfortable, say 120's?

tom

[Blaine Wiley]

Originally Posted by phinsperger

I suppose if you are in the south you're used to those temperatures and can tough it out without a problem - good for you.

I don't know about the rest of the guys around here or in AZ, but the A/C in my house is set at 82 degrees. Any lower and it's just too chilly in the summer!

Tom is right, the infrared picks up the sheathing temp very easily. 160 to 175 is pretty common in the sun with a dark colored roof covering, and the attic air temp is usually quite a bit lower, around 140 or so.

Now as for you northerners in the winter, sheeesh!! I would have to disclaim the entire outside and tell them I'll be back in the summer.

[Craig Collier]

I'm with you Blaine....... I don't even know where to start with a Snowy exterior.. and a Cold, damp crawlspace filled with wild animals and such... It has been over a year since I have even had a home with a crawl space!! I guess there are some good things and some bad things about everywhere.. and just for the record, the air temp in the attic was about 142. But it was a dry heat!

[kmiller1]

Originally Posted by lkage

Don't stay up there too long...I remember pulling a roast out of the oven, done, about that temperature over the last Christmas holidays.

Should have pulled out at 125-135

[kmiller1]

Originally Posted by bwiley

I don't know about the rest of the guys around here or in AZ, but the A/C in my house is set at 82 degrees. Any lower and it's just too chilly in the summer!


Now as for you northerners in the winter, sheeesh!! I would have to disclaim the entire outside and tell them I'll be back in the summer.

Jeez. That's what they make Carharts for.

[Barry Adair]

yesterday at 7am passing through Grapevine, TX

not sure if it was 132 or 182

just seeing this made me want to turn around and go back to the pool

wait this can't be and it wasn't i just remembered this thread and thought about the troops enduring temps well above what we encounter day after day

let's count our blessings

we get to choose where we go and what we do, they do not!

[Bob Elliott]

I like the cold and start sweating when it's over 72.
Man was meant to thrive in cooler weather,and go to retire and die in the heat.