Hach To Roof From Attic

Tall wood frame acts as an insulation dam which holds the insulation back from the opening and takes the mess out of getting into your attic space.

Hach to roof from attic.

In our ongoing series on air sealing we are going to focus on the dreaded attic hatch or as allison baile s of energy vanguard so eloquently calls it a mind blowing hole in your building envelope instead of crunching the numbers as he did one just needs to walk by one in a hallway during the middle of summer to know it isn t insulated. Before installing the attic access hatch you will want to insulate the backside of it before putting everything in place. Finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping. An attic room must measure 10 5 foot at the ridge line and at least 50 percent of the finished space must be 7 5 foot tall or more.

It was a godsend just go in the attic and then pop out on the roof. Step 3 measure the headroom in your attic using your measuring tape. Sized to fit either between roof trusses 24 on center or between ceiling joists 16 o c. Here in canada our minimum attic insulation requirement is r 40 that s a metric u value of 0 142 if you re in europe or actually using the units we re supposed to be in canada.

Position the screw eyes so the. They positioned it so that you did not need a ladder to get in or out in a place where the rafters were about 42 off the joists. The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners. With minimal carpentry required cut one joist and add a header and footer.

It was a simple curb built up as for a skylight but capped with a sheet metal box that latched from the inside.