How to insulate and air seal an attic access hatch.
Seal attic access door.
From inside the attic check for any openings holes or fenestrations into the knee wall surrounding area.
Use a hammer to drive nails through the material and attach it to the attic door frame.
Pray that the installer used finish nails and not say ring shank nails.
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The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners.
Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.
Measure the size of the attic access door and cut a piece of insulation slightly larger than that.
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Carefully pull down the finish trim.
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Air seal the trim the first step is air sealing the finish trim and enclosure around the attic hatch.
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Use spray foam to air seal these openings if they exist.
Weatherstrip the attic access hatch or door.
Cut 1 3 boards to fit the perimeter of the opening and nail them on with 6d finish nails.
Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.
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Add foam insulation tape around the edges to seal the perimeter where it rests in the access hole.
Seal the attic access.
Apply self adhesive foam weatherstrip tape to the top edge of the stop.
Unroll the insulation over the door.
If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening.
Then add insulation batting to form a pillow and wrap it up like a birthday present as shown.
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Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps.
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Sealing the attic hatch or door finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping.
Scuttle hole covers and pull down attic stairs loosely fit into the attic access hole they are covering.