Which is worse?

[jeepinmatt]

Been installing a minisplit in my parents single story house this weekend and been back and forth between the attic (105-110 degrees, but 8ft+ ridge and some flooring), and the crawlspace (70 degrees, but 3-4ft clearance, fiberglass insulation hanging down, musty, everywhere you turn is a new spiderweb on your face).

I don’t like hot, but I’ll take the attic over the crawlspace all day long. The crawlspace is definitely worse, and I feel that way about most houses I’ve been in (unless it’s like a 3/12 pitch roof and you just can’t physically fit in the attic).

 

[justjeepin86]

I voted crawlspace, but only if I have room to move around. If I'm laying on my belly, it's a no go.

 

[Ron]

When I did resi service work - in the winter everything went in the attic - in the summer everything in the crawl

 

[RatLabGuy]

There's seasons when the attic ain't so bad.
There's never a time the crawlspace doesn't suck

 

[Loudmouthbass]

Can't think of few things worse than working on plumbing on my belly under the slab of my in-laws home

 

[Shreddinlettuce]

Depends on the house, crawl spaces can be one body on its back tall or damn near walkable, attics the same

 

[DSM Turbos]

Having the Crawlspace encapsulated was some of the best money I have spent. I’d sleep down there now

 

[mbalbritton]

Old house in NC (before FL 1) had crawl and attic. Then house in FL was on a slab, but I spent enough time in the attic in the summer in Florida to still say FAWK A CRAWL SPACE. At least an unencapsulated one, anyway. Those encapsulated ones look NICE!

I just made sure I did my best to plan to do everything I could in the morning in the attic.

 

[shawn]

Having the Crawlspace encapsulated was some of the best money I have spent. I’d sleep down there now

I was coming here to say I'd sleep in the crawl space.

 

[drkelly]

Having the Crawlspace encapsulated was some of the best money I have spent. I’d sleep down there now

Same.

 

[jeepinmatt]

I voted crawlspace, but only if I have room to move around. If I'm laying on my belly, it's a no go.

I feel like you didn’t understand the question

 

[awheelterd]

Crawlspace. Id much rather slither around on my fat belly in the cool mustiness than sweat my arse off stepping from chord to chord. This coming from a guy that lived in a house built in the early 1900s with an 18" crawlspace. If all youre doing is pulling a little line set and a thermostat wire its an easy choice.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Crawlspace. Id much rather slither around on my fat belly in the cool mustiness than sweat my arse off stepping from chord to chord. This coming from a guy that lived in a house built in the early 1900s with an 18" crawlspace. If all youre doing is pulling a little line set and a thermostat wire its an easy choice.

I feel like you didn’t understand the question

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Crawlspace. Id much rather slither around on my fat belly in the cool mustiness than sweat my arse off stepping from chord to chord. This coming from a guy that lived in a house built in the early 1900s with an 18" crawlspace. If all youre doing is pulling a little line set and a thermostat wire its an easy choice.

The 1900's comment means we know each other in this respect. 100% agree. Trying to walk the attic with layers of old rock wool insulation and old ass rough cut pine and lathe is like Russian Roulette.

 

[Hurley]

The 1900's comment means we know each other in this respect. 100% agree. Trying to walk the attic with layers of old rock wool insulation and old ass rough cut pine and lathe is like Russian Roulette.

 

[doc]

Can't fall through a crawlspace...I have combined the attic & the floor below at least once in my life.