I have a 1 1/2 story cape cod style house with attic space on front side of my roof and a shed dormer that runs the full length of the back.  The upstairs A/C unit is in the attic.  Over the years we have had a problem cooling the upstairs.  We upgraded the A/C a few years ago and this has helped a lot.  We are about to start a project to build closet space into the attic and my wife wants to insulate the roof rafters and sheet rock the remaining unfinished attic space where the A/C is, while we do this closet project.  This would be done in an effort to keep the area cool around the A/C itself; and hopefully keeping the A/C unit cool and therefore making our upstairs easier to cool.  I think to sheetrock attic space is strange to do – it is attic space.  The walls of the upstairs area adjacent to the attic are insulated.  Many homes have A/C units in the attic.  Is this a good use of our money?

Thanks,

Jeff