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The attic hatch or scuttle hole is a removable panel in the dry walled ceiling located in a closet or hallway.
Your joists should be 16 to 24 inches on center.
Move a stud finder across your ceiling to locate the joists.
In most typical attic hatches there is only a thin piece of stick on weatherstripping placed on the top edge of the drywall protruding into the attic opening.
If your attic door is set into the ceiling of the floor below then you can get around the hassle and effort of lugging things up and down attic stairs by installing your own attic lifting hoist.
Line the rim on top of the trim pieces.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening.
Cut the longest members first and make each of them as long as the inside measurement of the.
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An attic access door is a large break in your home s thermal envelope meaning you will loose heat or cool air through it unless you insulate it further.
Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
A simple attic hoist will allow you to raise and lower items into and out of the attic without needing to carry and climb.
Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that wasn t taken care of with the drywall knife.
In exterior doors the strike and latch hold the door pressing tightly against the weather stripping to form an airtight seal.
The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners.
Tony and corey run through the process of installing an access door in an upstairs bonus space.
Mark each joist location with a pencil.
To insulate an attic hatch you need weather stripping rigid foam board and fiberglass batt insulation.
First install foam weather stripping on the inside of the trim or directly onto the hatch.
Sealing the attic hatch or door finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping.
Using a stud finder mark your joists.