Using Drywall As An Attic Hatch

Have the finishers patch the hole while they are there.

Using drywall as an attic hatch.

The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space. Use a folding staircase kit to gain access to the hatch and make use of your attic space. The air will simply leak between the drywall and your hatch frame completely negating the effort you ve put in. Your home may have a hatchway in the ceiling for access requiring you to use a ladder and hoist yourself up.

Just be sure to nail the cut joists into the cross blocks well. If not a hatch can be created using a drywall saw. There s no need to double the cross blocks as the span is short and the only real weight on the truncated joist is the drywall which partially carries itself across the gap. Here you can clearly see how poor insulation on an attic access panel looks using thermal imaging.

6 x 6 flush access door with drywall bead flange acudor designed specifically for installation in drywall walls and ceilings after drywall has been installed the door flange is a perforted as a taping bead with pre punched holes. There is a 15 degree difference between the hatch cover and rest of the ceiling drywall. Then i put up the 3 4 drywall between the rafters. Scuttlebuddy is a do it yourself attic access scuttle hole insulation and air sealing solution that secures insulation to the access panel for optimum performance and energy savings.

The most common of these is the push up type panel that is simply drywall or plywood held in place by simple wood trims. Video of the day. Now i m doing the taping on those inside corners of the drywall between the rafters my question is because one side of the drywall mud and tape will be on the rafter when we get our extremely cold winter weather even though the attic will be heated can those rafters freeze and cause the. Can correctly identify shinola 3 out of 5 times.

After priming add at least two coats of paint to give the drywall a finished appearance. Next paint your drywall and watch as your attic starts to look like a real living space. If this is not done diligently then your attic hatch can be as snug as it wants to the weatherstripping with no net result. If there is a drywall ceiling below the attic you can cut a 5 section out between two joists and pass them through.

If you used drywall on the ceiling paint it before starting on the walls. As can be seen in the picture the hatch frame s bottom edge is caulked to the drywall edge.