Attic 3023194 221260611 2008-06-23T19:24:31Z Winchelsea 4111006 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.228.4.99|68.228.4.99]] to last version by Winchelsea (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{otheruses4|the area generally found above a house}} [[Image:Attic-roof-DE-0a.jpg|thumb|An attic.]] An '''attic''' is a space found directly below the pitched [[roof]] of a house or other building (also called ''[[wiktionary:garret|garret]]'', ''[[loft]]'' or ''sky parlor'').<ref>[http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=attic attic - Synonyms from Thesaurus.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and most often a slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed [[rafter]]s and difficult-to-access corners. While some attics are converted as [[bedroom]]s or [[office|home offices]], complete with [[window]]s and [[staircase]]s, 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. ==See also== *[[Hayloft]] *[[Attic ladder]] *[[Basement]] ==References== <references /> [[Category:Rooms]] {{room-stub}} [[de:Dachboden]] [[es:Buhardilla]] [[fa:زیرشیروانی]] [[fr:Grenier]] [[he:עליית גג]] [[id:Loteng]] [[it:Soffitta]] [[ja:屋根裏]] [[mk:Поткровје]] [[nl:Zolder (huis)]] [[pl:Poddasze]] [[sv:Vindsvåning]] [[tr:Tavan arası]]