When a house has a sloped roof and horizontal ceilings there is going to be some dead space between the ceiling and the roof otherwise known as the attic.
Do all houses have attics.
It is a poignant moment that could only happen in a movie these days most houses do not have attics.
Attics were common in all but the most arid climates in the united states.
In contrast a house built using roof trusses will have an attic space full of angled web framing that connects the top chords analogous to rafters to the bottom chord which frames the ceiling beneath the attic space.
The house or room could have no attic but a vaulted ceiling with the underside of the roof and the collar beams visible.
Even the air space above a flat roof needs to be vented.
Does your house have an attic.
If you live in a cold climate as we do in canada the roof on your house is likely sloped to allow rain and melting snow to run off.
It s very important to have an attic vented.
Heat would be lost in cold climates.
Some very old homes have attic access only through a removable vent panel at a gable end wall of the roof.
It might be cooler in very hot climates with adequate vents high up.
Attics need to be able to breathe and should remain the same temperature as the outside air.
Although a minimum of one attic access opening is required by the building code for homes that meet that minimum requirement mentioned earlier one access may not be enough for large homes especially ones with a center cathedral ceiling that becomes an obstacle separating the two sides of the attic.