How To Frame An Attic Hatch
Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies.
How to frame an attic hatch. 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. 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. Then to make the actual hatch itself either cut 25mm mdf to size or cut a cheap ply flush door down fill the cut end with timber and then rest it on top of the lining.
2 thick foam board 4 8 sheet with an r value of 10 orgreater you might need two sheets for larger hatches or to make it thicker 8 20 foamweather stripping the wider the better 1 can great stuff foam or similar 1 tube liquid nail or other construction adhesive. Cut four pieces of wood trim or even small. With the opening created cut and nail two by fours to frame the ends of the opening perpendicular to the joists. For this attic hatch you need.
Simply create the frame by trimming the ceiling joists and then line it with smooth planed timber. Watch as builders license institute instructor rodger peck shows you how to assemble and install an attic access.