Attic

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Attic

An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof

Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
of a house or other building (also called garret, loft
Loft

Loft mainly refers to two different types of room s.It typically refers to an upper floor or attic or basement in a building, directly under the roof....
or sky parlor). As attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafter

Rafter

A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members, that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads....
s and difficult-to-access corners.

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An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof

Roof

Rafter

Loft conversion

A loft conversion is the process of transforming an empty attic space into a functional room, typically used as either living accommodation or storage space....
) as bedroom

Bedroom

A bedroom is a room where people usually sleep for the night and/or for relaxation during the day.Many houses in North America, Australia and Europe have at least two bedrooms ? usually a master bedroom and one or more bedrooms for either the children or guests....
s or home offices

Office

An office is generally a room or other area in which people employment, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty....
, complete with window

Window

File:OldShipWindows.jpgA window is an opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparency or translucent material....
s and staircases, most attics remain hard to get to and neglected, and are typically used for storage. Attics can also help control temperature in a house by providing a large mass of unmoving air. Hot air rising from lower floors of a building often gets trapped in the attic, further compounding their reputation for inhospitability. However in recent years many attics have been insulated to help decrease heating costs.

In some places attic is used more specifically to apply to lofts which have boarded floors and ceilings, and usually windows or skylights, and then loft is kept to mean a dark, unboarded roof-space which lacks these features.

Attic

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