How To Install An Attic Door

Make the most of all of that space in your roof with an attic ladder.

How to install an attic door.

Whether you already have an existing cavity in your roof or need to create a new one t. Except in some of the older homes attic doors are push up panels in the ceiling. Decide whether your door will have attached stairs or not. How to install an attic access door.

Snap a chalk line between the two nails image 2. In the summer conditioned air will escape through any air leaks in your home including the ones in your attic. Grab the top of the stringers and squeeze them in until the slide bars on the header guide frame slip into the channel grooves on the outside of the stringers. Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.

Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1. Installing an attic access door can be quite easy however there are several things you do need to do or avoid to make sure your new door is safe and secure. We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. A few older homes have attic access through a door on an exterior wall.

Using a carpenter s square line it up from the point of the nail and draw out 22 1 2 inches. Step 9 mount cable holders. Do this on both sides image 3. Slide the steel door guide frame onto the staircase then attach it to the door panel with six 1 inch long screws.

In the winter cold air will enter and warm air will escape.