Enlarge Attic Access

The weekend warriors home improvement show built by parr lumb.

Enlarge attic access.

An attic ladder is a retractable stairway that pulls down from the ceiling to provide access to attic space then folds up into a ceiling frame out of the way when it is not needed. Tony and corey run through the process of installing an access door in an upstairs bonus space. Whether you already have an existing cavity in your roof or need to create a new one t. For some unknown reason attic access doors in older homes are usually through a small scuttle hole cut in the ceiling.

So anyways we had an attic access panel when we moved in. For a couple of different reasons we re in need of a larger attic access than we got with this house. How to cut the ceiling frame of a house. However the attic must have an access before you review ways to use that space.

Install a unit of pre made pull down stairs. We started with a cute little opening of 16 x 24 and to give ourselves the opportunity to utilize the storage space available up there and to put the new hvac compressor unit up there we needed an opening of at least 24 x 30. An attic ladder makes every trip up and down from the attic easier faster and safer. Or create an opening in the ceiling or enlarge one already in place.

In this diy ceiling hatch project we explain how to make your loft hatch bigger including strengthening timbers when enlarging or installing a loft hatch to prevent any weakening of the roof or supporting structural timbers. A standard residential ceiling consists of either a joist system or a truss system featuring horizontal members that form the ceiling frame. Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy. When we started renovating the kitchen we had asbestos removal and drywall installed.

Make the most of all of that space in your roof with an attic ladder. How you enlarge or install an attic hatchway opening will depend on the. We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel.