Final review of sealing and insulating your attic access.
Insulating back side of the attic door.
Sometimes it isn t necessary to insulate an attic door because it is located in an unconditioned area of your home like the garage.
Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.
Inward swinging doors will be exactly the same size as your door.
You can purchase pre cut attic door insulation material at your local home improvement store or online.
After you have replaced the weatherstripping you ll want to cut a piece of fiberglass or rigid foam board to size and nail or glue it on the back of the hatch door.
You should pick up a pack of insulation washers often sold for duct insulation at your home center or on amazon.
Wear a dust mask goggles work gloves a long sleeve shirt and long pants to protect your lungs eyes and skin from fibers.
Your attic door is more likely in a hallway or inside a closet though.
When the attic access is sealed and insulated heat transfer between conditioned and unconditioned parts of the home is further prevented.
Protect yourself as you install your insulation.
Georgia recognized this problem about a decade ago and started requiring all attic kneewalls to have sheathing on the attic side and to be insulated to at least r 18.
The first step is to measure your door.
For outward swinging doors measure the attic side of the closed door to account for the trim.
One type of walk in attic door insulation to use is rigid foam insulation board.
Add foam insulation tape around the edges to seal the perimeter where it rests in the access hole.
This improves energy efficiency and results in lowered heating and cooling costs for homeowners.
You will use this on the attic side of the door.
Then add insulation batting to form a pillow and wrap it up like a birthday present as shown.
Here s one good method.
Here s how to get the job done without discomfort or injury.
Affix foam insulation to the attic side of the door.
Sink a large head screw or a screw with a washer through the rigid foam insulation into each of the four corners and on either side of the doorknob.
The best way to provide that sheathing is to use a rigid material.
Rigid foam insulation will be the easiest to install since you can simply screw it on.
