How To Make A Simple Attic Access From Inside Home
Your joists should be 16 to 24 inches on center.
How to make a simple attic access from inside home. Attic access panel since we had it before we knew exactly where it was going to go. Personally i prefer telescopic ladders over accordion like folding ladders and stand alone doors over doors with attached ladders. Here are a few tips for creating an easy to use attic in your own home. While some attics are arranged as bedrooms playrooms or home offices with windows and stairways other are very difficult to access and neglected and are usually used as storage.
They are awkward shaped spaces with difficult access angles. Move a stud finder across your ceiling to locate the joists. In the past attics were considered for less valuable space but more recently. If you don t have it you re less likely to tap into hidden storage potential overhead.
Functional and safe access is key. Select build wall straight exterior wallfrom the menu then click and drag to draw a rectangular structure. Mark each joist location with a pencil. Attic is the space between the ceiling of the top floor and angled roof.
Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic. Install an attic ladder. Select file new planfrom the menu to open a new blank plan. You ll get ease of access through the larger hole and you won t have to drag a stepladder into the house to store and retrieve your stuff from the attic.