Carefully pull down the finish trim.
Diy insulated attic hatch.
Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies.
This creates an insulated attic access door.
If you have an attic access panel in your ceiling and are concerned about heat loss don t despair.
You ll notice in the pictures below that now you.
Several layers should be applied.
Then secure the pillow with the duct tape.
Multiple layers can be added to this hatch to increase the r value.
Pray that the installer used finish nails and not say ring shank nails.
How to insulate and air seal an attic access hatch.
Air seal the trim the first step is air sealing the finish trim and enclosure around the attic hatch.
Attach foil insulation board to the back of the attic hatch panel.
Since the weather is getting colder by the day up here in the northern hemisphere i had to qu.
You ll notice in the photo below that interior door jamb stock does not have any kind of weather stripping in.
I used 1 board which has an r 6 5 insulating value.
We also added foam weather stripping along the perimeter where the access panel touched the ceiling trim.
I glued the foil board to the door hatch and used screws to hold it in place.
Here s a real quick solution.