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You Better Check Your Attic For Toys
Depending on your toy collection, you could be sitting on an absolute gold mine. Most of us abused our toys and did really worry too much about their future value, but some people did, and were very careful with theirs. It could be argued that we enjoyed ourselves more, but as antique toy prices continue to rise, its the careful ones who are benefiting.
Auction house Vectis has reported that last year the price of toys went up by around 7%, the biggest increase since 2001. Despite the current economic climate, more than $10mil was spent at auction last year and this does not account for private sales. According to Vectis the most expensive items to go under the hammer where Victorian rocking horses, vintage Hornby train sets and a couple of Georgian dolls houses. Vectis have stated that their research tells them that over 80% of the item entered for auction had been inherited from relatives.
Jake Fenchurch of the Society For Antique Toys has given his suggests regarding the occurance of the record prices. He suggests that because most modern toys are electric, plastic and mass produced, there is no longer the production of higher quality, handmade toys that last a lot longer.This means that the traditional products such as tin and wooden toys are becoming even rarer and thus more valuable. Don't get carried away though he advises.There is still more movement to come in the toy market he says and unlike other collectables your toy items will only ever become more valuable.So the advice for now is hang on to those classic rag dolls, Steiff bears and vintage toy car collection because there is more money to be made from them yet. Also, it’s worth checking the attic or the garage as you just might find a gem you didn’t know you had.
should my attic be closed off from the rest of the house.?
My furnace is in the attic, I would like to keep the radiant heat from the attic in the house. The attic is actually a very small crawl space with an entry at one end of the house, from a room with cathedral ceilings. I would like to put another opening at the opposite end which also has cathedral ceiling. and leave both ends open is this a good or bad idea?
That is a bad idea. Attics are supposed to have ventilation. Usually, it's either ridge vents, gable vents, or various types of vents installed through the roof. All are coupled with soffit vents. Hot air rises through the vents, allowing cool air to be drawn in through the soffit vents. On gable roofs, air flows in from one gable and out the other, also drawing in cool air from the soffit vents. The ceilings of your home and any walls with one side to an unheated/cooled area are insulated to keep warm air and cool air in the habitable part of the dwelling. If you vent from your living area to the attic you'll cause warm air to rise through to the uninsulated portion of the home, defeating your purpose. If you don't have air conditioning this may be somewhat of a benefit in warmer months, but it will definitely be a detriment in the cooler months because you'll lose treated air. Plus your attic is not meant to be living area. It has no insulation and you don't want dust and fumes leaching down into the house.
Home Inspection - Attics - Part 1 of 2
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