Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
Attic hatches how to build.
How to make a scuttle attic a k a.
2 thick foam board 4 8 sheet with an r value of 10 orgreater you might need two sheets for larger hatches or to make it thicker 8 20 foamweather stripping the wider the better 1 can great stuff foam or similar 1 tube liquid nail or other construction adhesive.
This ible is about how to build an insulated attic hatch for cheap i am currently renovating an old building to turn it into a multi flat rental property.
Before you do anything else you must first decide where to locate your attic trap door.
Using a stud finder mark your joists.
You ll notice in the photo below that interior door jamb stock does not have any kind of weather stripping in.
You ll notice in the pictures below that now you.
Attic access panel determine where your joists are.
For this attic hatch you need.
Building an attic trap door location is everything.
Since the weather is getting colder by the day up here in the northern hemisphere i had to qu.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that.