Since the weather is getting colder by the day up here in the northern hemisphere i had to qu.
How to make an attic hatch.
Line the rim on top of the trim pieces with weatherstripping at minimum.
Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
It s a long hot cramped filthy head banging slog from the garage hatch.
Using a stud finder mark your joists.
You ll notice in the pictures below that now you.
How to make a scuttle attic a k a.
Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that.
For this attic hatch you need.
How to make an attic hatch from a vent.
You ll notice in the photo below that interior door jamb stock does not have any kind of weather stripping in.
The kitchen remodel is going to require a bunch of attic work.
Attic access panel determine where your joists are.
I absolutely dread the hands and knees crawl through our attic.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
Luckily this gable vent is right above the west kitchen wall.
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.