Enlarge Attic Access

Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy.

Enlarge attic access.

The weekend warriors home improvement show built by parr lumb. We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel. When we started renovating the kitchen we had asbestos removal and drywall installed. Any homeowner can find lots of usable living or storage space in most attics.

How to cut the ceiling frame of a house. Tony and corey run through the process of installing an access door in an upstairs bonus space. Install a unit of pre made pull down stairs. How you enlarge or install an attic hatchway opening will depend on the.

In this diy ceiling hatch project we explain how to make your loft hatch bigger including strengthening timbers when enlarging or installing a loft hatch to prevent any weakening of the roof or supporting structural timbers. We started with a cute little opening of 16 x 24 and to give ourselves the opportunity to utilize the storage space available up there and to put the new hvac compressor unit up there we needed an opening of at least 24 x 30. So anyways we had an attic access panel when we moved in. Often the access is in an out of the way place like a closet.

For some unknown reason attic access doors in older homes are usually through a small scuttle hole cut in the ceiling. An attic ladder is a retractable stairway that pulls down from the ceiling to provide access to attic space then folds up into a ceiling frame out of the way when it is not needed. For a couple of different reasons we re in need of a larger attic access than we got with this house. However the attic must have an access before you review ways to use that space.

Make the most of all of that space in your roof with an attic ladder. Diy ceiling hatch how to enlarge a loft hatch or install a new loft hatch. A standard residential ceiling consists of either a joist system or a truss system featuring horizontal members that form the ceiling frame.