How To Insulate Attic Door Cover

Cut out two pieces of rigid foam board that are 1 4 inch smaller than the hatch so homeowners can slide the attic access panel open easily.

How to insulate attic door cover.

Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps. Check for air leaks and wood stops. Trim four pieces of 1 by 2 lumber with a circular saw to. First install foam weather stripping on the inside of the trim or directly onto the hatch.

Inspect the weatherstripping gaskets around the attic hatch opening. Cut a piece of 3 8 inch or 3 4 inch plywood about 1 4 inch smaller in width and length than the dimensions of the opening. From inside the attic check for any openings holes or fenestrations into the knee wall surrounding area. Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.

Then add insulation batting to form a pillow and wrap it up like a birthday present as shown. The simplest fix is to attach insulation to the top of the cover and weather stripping underneath where it rests on the lip of the opening. Measure the cover to make sure it fits the opening with the cover overlapping the molding lip so the weather stripping seals well. Add fiberglass or rigid foam.

You can check for air leaks with a lit incense stick or a thin. There are different ways to accomplish this. To insulate an attic hatch you need weather stripping rigid foam board and fiberglass batt insulation. Measure the opening for the attic access hole which is often referred to as a scuttle hole.