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> Attic access has to be weatherstripped - cheap ass builders just seal it.

True.

> If it’s new construction I can inspect before completion (and you should); if it’s used, I am breaking the seal and crossing the streams. Attics got way too much “fun” to discover.

Don't do this! you can't see much anyway. At least not without walking up there and that disturbs your insulation. Everything you care about is about the roof working, so look at the roof from the outside. Keep the roof in good shape and you don't need to go in the attic.

Also until the house is yours you are not allowed to break that seal. Once it is your house you can do whatever you want, but it is too late.


Things like rodents entering the house are a big problem and will only be evident by inspecting spaces people don’t clean.

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