Building your own attic stair cover is really easy to do and costs about half what a store bought version will cost.
How to make an attic door cover.
I saw a home with an access ladder to the attic over the garage this is what i told them.
Or you can board the opening door with a 1 2 gypsum board.
Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
One area that you may overlook when insulating an attic is the hatch or stair cover.
You may already know that a poorly insulated attic can cause your heating and cooling bills to skyrocket.
The box should rest squarely on top of the attic stairs frame or on wood stops installed to support it.
Toenail the board into the joist so that the bottom of the 2 by 6 inch board is level with the bottom of the joist.
How to open up access into your attic space for inspection and or insulation.
Measure between the joists and cut two boards to fit one on each side of the opening.
Using a stud finder mark your joists.
The attic door will rest against this stop which should make a continuous rectangle around the opening.
These should be at least 2 by 6 inches in size.
Covers how to select a location find studs measure and cut a hole install tr.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
Make sure the r value of the insulation on the hatch matches the r value of the insulation in the rest of the attic.
Insert each board just beyond the cut line where you removed the drywall.
Standard attic stair covers will work on most any attic stair unless you have a unique situation like our.
If there is a fire in the garage the fire is going to heat up that 26 gage sheet metal attached to the wood pull down stair catching the wood cover of the pull down stair on fire.
Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies doors for homes.
The best attic insulation will not be 100 percent effective without attention to the details.
Cut the longest members first and make each of them as long as the inside measurement of the.
There are certainly lots of different attic stair covers on the market if you want to buy one.
Attach the two layers of foam board together and apply them to the hatch.
Standard attic stair covers.
Install fiberglass batt insulation on top of the foam board.