Millions Of People Have ‘Cash In The Attic’ But Three in Ten People Have Never Been In Their Attic

Millions have ‘cash in the attic’ but three in 10 people have never been into their loft because it’s too cold, they’re scared of what they’ll find - and it might be full of spiders.

A poll of 2,000 homeowners with attics found 26 percent have no idea what’s up there, with 13 percent who haven’t been up worried they’ll get stuck.

A further 16 percent are concerned about falling through the ceiling while 16 percent have no ladder.

As a result of rarely exploring their attic space, 42 percent of those with loft insulation have no idea what kind they have.

Other reasons people don’t venture into their attics are that they are worried they’ll trip and fall over something, it’s dirty and poor lighting.

Of those people who are brave enough to rummage through their attic, haven’t done so in over a year.

But when they do go up, they confess they’ve found interesting and unexpected items like antiques and cash!

Top 20 REASONS FOR AVOIDING THE ATTIC

1. I'm worried I’ll fall over while up there
2. It’s dirty
3. Poor lighting
4. I’m scared of spiders
5. It’s cold
6. Falling right through the ceiling below
7. I can’t stand up straight and it hurts my back
8. Rickety ladder
9. It’s creepy
10. It’s messy
11. I might bang my head
12. I don’t like confined spaces
13. I’m worried I might get stuck
14. I can never find the thing I need
15. I can’t be bothered
16. I live on my own and need help getting up there
17. It reminds me of jobs I need to do
18. I will waste time going through old things
19. It’s frustrating
20. I don’t want to get splinters