Discovered that the attic access hatch isn’t insulated, which honestly isn’t surprising given when it was built. No ladder system. I’m working on cutting up some foam boards to glue to the backside. Hopefully it will reduce how much is radiated through this barrier.
Seems here in the northeastern states it’s normal to do blow-in insulation as cold is more problematic than heat. Using spray-foam insulation would result in wasted heat by radiating through the ceiling into the attic where nobody is at during the winter.
I’ve finished assembling a stacked block of insulating foam and adhering it to the back of the hatch door. We’ll see tomorrow how it measures with the thermal camera, but forecast shows we probably won’t exceed 80° which will make it difficult to see how effective it is.
LOL, guess I been in Florida too long, hadn’t considered cold. Ex-wife and I went two winters without heat, only space heaters. Not that it doesn’t get cold! We hit 14F last year and 19F is usually our lowest.