In a large (8700 sq. ft.), 12year old home the entire unfinished attic, trusses and sheathing, was painted white. Now, I was told this home had a prior kitchen fire and I know sometimes painting areas not normally painted is done to eliminate odors, like the charred smell from a fire. In this case the kitchen is on the first floor and the attic is above the third floor. I wouldn’t have known there was a fire based on visual inspection and I don’t know the extent of the fire. In addition, the attic was not accessible except to stick your head up in the area above the air handler where the ducts branched out. I’ve also heard about creative ways to keep attics cooker, like using foils, etc. So, is painting an attic white an energy saving thing? Secondly, what do you think about the fire scenario? What do you look for when told there was a prior fire, melted connectors? Thanks in advance.

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Jim, in Calvert County, MD