Best Way To Insulate Attic Hatch

Treat the attic door like a door to the outside.

Best way to insulate attic hatch.

More insulation installation tricks and tips work from the perimeter of the attic toward the door or hatch so that you don t trample all over the insulation you just. Insulate the hatch cut foam board to 1 2â less than the size of the hatch on each side. Add fiberglass or rigid foam board to back of hatch. For insulation create a lightweight box that fits over the stairs and can be moved to allow entry.

Weatherstrip the edges and put a piece of rigid foam board insulation on the back of the door. I used 1 board which has an r 6 5 insulating value. After you have replaced the weatherstripping you ll want to cut a piece of fiberglass or rigid foam board to size and nail or glue it on the back of the hatch door. Attach the pieces of foam board to themselves and then attach them to the hatch.

You can purchase pre cut attic door insulation material at your local home improvement store or online. I glued the foil board to the door hatch and used screws to hold it in place. Neither one is any good. Attach foil insulation board to the back of the attic hatch panel.

Once you have the appropriate materials you can start the process of sealing and insulating the attic hatch. We also added foam weather stripping along the perimeter where the access panel touched the ceiling trim. Apply a bead of foam compatible glue to it and attach it to the plywood hatch. Multiple layers can be added to this hatch to increase the r value.

The attic hatch or scuttle hole is a removable panel in the dry walled ceiling located in. Install the weather stripping onto the hatch or on the inside of the trim. We can do better. Foil faced polyiso is the greenest and best performing of the rigid foam options.

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. If you have pull down attic stairs or an attic door these should be sealed in a similar manner. Most of the hatches i see have either no insulation at all or maybe if you re lucky will have a piece of fiberglass batt insulation kinda sorta drooped across the hole.

Cut two pieces of foam board that are about 1 4 smaller than the hatch. Several layers should be applied. Here s a real quick solution.