[LastTrain]

I think a lot of people in this thread are too young to understand what is meant by attic. Go upstairs in a house built in 1920, that’s an attic. A tiny cubby in a cavity left by engineered trusses is not. You’ll also notice the modern house, even a cheap one, is far better insulated.

[rascul]

> A tiny cubby in a cavity left by engineered trusses is not.

Yes, it is. It doesn't have to be usable to be an attic. It just needs to be a space between the ceiling and roof.

[LastTrain]

Yes it fits the definition of the word, but not the context in which it was brought up here.

[rascul]

I realize now perhaps they meant livable attic. That wasn't obvious to me. Crawling through non livable attics framed with trusses is part of my work sometimes.

[pfdietz]

It is what I meant, but the confusion from the ambiguity is completely understandable.