Attic Hatch Weather Stripping

The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners.

Attic hatch weather stripping.

Sealing the attic hatch or door finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping. Pull 12 inches of backing paper from the adhesive side of a roll of self adhesive 3 8 inch wide weather stripping. To ensure an airtight seal the foam weather stripping should be attached to the top of the box being careful not stretch it out. A 5 3 1 1 required resistance to heat transfer attic hatch maintains poly and thermal barrier single panel rsi 12 67 double panel rsi 14 78.

Some builders make their attic access hatches out of sip scraps. To determine the amount of weatherstripping needed measure the perimeters of all areas to be weather stripped and then add 10 percent to allow for waste. This compression strip installs in a slot in the door jamb conforming to irregularities and forming a weather tight seal. Remove your existing attic hatch and measure its size.

The insulation will both slow heat loss and add ballast to the hatch to improve the seal at the weatherstripping. X 81 the md building products 1 in. Specification at 547 2 mm. Whole house fan shutter cover.

Every attic access hatch needs weatherstripping. To fix this energy nosebleed the hatch needs thicker insulation good weatherstripping and tight latches. Attic tent 20 battic door 9 draftmaster 6 insul door 1 seal n shield 6 therma dome 1 type. As you can see from this picture we attached a bolt with a hook at the end through the foam and used 2 washers a nut to make sure that it would not pull through we recommend one small washer an oversized washer to help ensure that won t happen.

Battic door deluxe ez hatch attic access door w keyed lock and handles r 50. 9 19 2 1 2 no dimensions less than 545 mm attic hatch inc. If there are indications of erratic air movement coming from your attic hatch replacement weatherstripping is necessary. Bundles 5 units 43.

Fine homebuilding as this thermal image shows poorly detailed attic access hatches leak a lot of heat. If the attic hatch rests on the molding you should add 2 1 2 inch stops around the entire opening. Align the end of the weather stripping with one corner of the scuttle hole with. If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening.

The md building products 1 in. Cut four pieces of polystyrene rigid insulation about 1 2 inch smaller than the dimensions of the hatch. Use the foam compatible glue to fasten the insulation to the back of the hatch. A 5 4 1 2 1 and 2 air leakage through air barrier system astme283 air leakage single panel csa a440 test rating a1 double panel csa a440 test rating a2.

Special price 410 95.