How To Insulate Attic Hatch With Sliding Stair

An attic stair cover looks a little like a rectangular tent made of foil and is placed right behind the attic hatch door.

How to insulate attic hatch with sliding stair.

This ible is about how to build an insulated attic hatch for cheap i am currently renovating an old building to turn it into a multi flat rental property. Pre made insulated attic stair covers are also available from local home improvement centers or on the web. Cut a piece of fiberglass or rigid foam board insulation the same size as the attic hatch and nail or glue it to the back of the hatch. Insulate the hatch cut foam board to 1 2â less than the size of the hatch on each side.

Since the weather is getting colder by the day up here in the northern hemisphere i had to qu. These covers usually come fully assembled and are easy to install and remove. Foil faced polyiso is the greenest and best performing of the rigid foam options. They also come with zippers in order to grant easy access to the attic.

Clean the floor around the attic stairs so the tape will adhere well. Tape the lid to the top of the box along one of the long edges with foil tape. Weatherstrip the edges and put a piece of rigid foam board insulation on the back of the door. Treat the attic door like a door to the outside.

Attach foam tape weather stripping to the top edge of the box to form a tighter seal.