Hi,
The wife and I put a bid on a new house and we just went through it with the engineer. This house is a split level, and while checking the attic crawlspace above the master bedroom, he noticed that the plywood on the roof looked a little damp and there was mold growing on the wood. The insulation is blown in and whoever did this never installed any kind of vapor barrier. Now my questions are:
1) How hard would it be to install a vapor barrier? I know everything has to be sucked out, then the barrier has to be installed, then new insulation has to be blown in. This sounds pretty tricky since the only access is the attic crawlspace and I don't believe the joists would handle a lot of weight.2) I don't believe I saw any soffits on the outside of the house. Would adding soffits and making sure there was adequate airflow in the attic correct the problem?
I know we're going to be busy taking care of a lot of things when we move in, so I'm not going to have much time to take care of this stuff; and I want to get this taken care of ASAP.
Does anyone know approximately how much this would cost to have it professionally done? We might be able to get this cost taken off of the offer. Thanks for any help!