If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening.
How to seal attic access.
The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners.
Wipe the sanded face with.
Use a hammer to drive nails through the material and attach it to the attic door frame.
Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps.
Apply self adhesive foam weatherstrip tape to the top edge of the stop.
Sealing the attic hatch or door finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping.
Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.
Carefully pull down the finish trim.
Seal the attic access.
We are going to show you step by step in less than 2 and 1.
Weatherstrip the attic access hatch or door.
Ever wonder how much your attic entrance costs you each month in your cooling and heating bills.
Cut 1 3 boards to fit the perimeter of the opening and nail them on with 6d finish 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.
Unroll the insulation over the door.
Pull the staircase down until it is fully open.
Sealing a pull down attic staircase 1.
Pull 12 inches of backing paper from the adhesive side of a roll of self adhesive.
Pray that the installer used finish nails and not say ring shank nails.
Measure the size of the attic access door and cut a piece of insulation slightly larger than that.