Air seal attic access panels and drop down stairs to minimize air leakage.
Build attic access panel.
How to open up access into your attic space for inspection and or insulation.
Anyways since we had to create the small attic access panel again i thought to take photos of the process so i could share the process with you.
Before installing the attic access hatch you will want to insulate the backside of it before putting everything in place.
Move a stud finder across your ceiling to locate the joists.
Insulate the cover with rigid foam that is glued in place or batt insulation that is mechanically fastened e g with wires and screws.
For either option you ll need to cut a hole in the ceiling for attic.
We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel.
Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy.
In order to get your boxes into your attic you ll need to create an attic access panel or perhaps install an attic ladder.
Covers how to select a location find studs measure and cut a hole install tr.
Adding an access panel to your attic is usually not difficult.