How To Insulate Your Attic Hatch! DIY!

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2 жыл бұрын

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@jelica9475 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for showing the ACTUAL issues that may arise. THANK YOU for showing the step of how to get it back in with all the layers of foam (and the difficulty). This is the FIRST video of 15 that showed reality and honesty. As well as a realistic time frame, 2 hours.

@davidyuperez6309 7 ай бұрын

Mans is the insulation master 😂

@dolfinwriter5389 6 ай бұрын

"Anything can be a hammer..." And when that doesn't work, GET A BIGGER HAMMER!

@KaishiAxon 2 жыл бұрын

really helpful video! Also, I appreciate seeing little mistakes and challenges along the way. You made really solid points about choice of materials. my attic hatch is a little smaller and almost square so I might struggle with a few things that were no problem for you :) but I'll do what I can to beef mine up!

@shaffer4220 Жыл бұрын

Good video in effort. I see you are trying to be efficient. Some comments: I am noticing many are technologically savvy on what to do, but fail on workmanship skillets, then excuse the errors/mistakes. It becomes harder to unlearn bad mistakes than it is to do it right the first time. Note: One could router the outside edges of the attic cover so it ultimately covers the unsightly look of weather stripping AND has more flush appearance.

@MooseDoesStuff Жыл бұрын

Good idea! haven't painted it yet so might just do that

@dolfinwriter5389 Ай бұрын

Doesn't fire code require the attic access panel to be sheetrock for firebreak?

@MooseDoesStuff Ай бұрын

inspector didn't say so, might be different where you are. also with the amount of insulation on top, that's way more fire break than drywall

@Airpaycheck 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the fire rating on the foam? The stuff in the box stores all say flammable.

@MooseDoesStuff 2 жыл бұрын

same for this, it is combustible. The blown in insulation I have in the attic is fire rated, so if the concern is a fire spreading, I don't think there's any realistic situation where the fire will start in the hatch.

@kathya8954 2 жыл бұрын

Thinking of me aging and over head strength in future. On the back of the board could I staple a extra large pillow case, that over lapse the size of door so covers over door edges, as i lift up on the door now to enter the attic, fill it with blown in cellulose, vel-crove shut so can refill as needed. Lol do you think it would work ? As my logic says it should.

@MooseDoesStuff 2 жыл бұрын

pillow case would round out and leave lots of open air space around it. the foam isn't that heavy, so if anything the bulk of the reduced weight would come in the door itself.

@kathya8954 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for feedback :)

@venegasenmerida6307 Жыл бұрын

Hi could you have sealed the edges/corners or the box with low expansión foam or caulk?

@MooseDoesStuff Жыл бұрын

we use weather stripping here so you can still access it

@alanwhite4839 6 ай бұрын

Would a piece of R19 batt insulation be better?

@MooseDoesStuff 6 ай бұрын

it all comes down to the r-value you want - I like the ridgid insulation for this because I can keep it as a unit with the attic hatch

@spyrule Жыл бұрын

you would have been a little better off, by cutting a new hatch wood itself, then installing a 1" foam board, BEFORE installing the 2x4 trim pieces. This would help prevent a little bit of thermal bridging from the cold attic to the out trim of the door board. Not a big deal, but one extra layer. Otherwise good job. I'm looking to re-do mine as well.

@MooseDoesStuff Жыл бұрын

The 2x4s were used to straighten the bow in the plywood. At the time, any sort of quality finish, even just one side, for 3/4" plywood, was well over 100$. In this case, it's not a matter of thermal bridging because there's no direct cold contact on the other side of the 2x4. It gets the foam insulation above, and there have to be all sorts of air gaps around to be able to move it anyway. Makes me wonder if anyone's manufacturing these to be more door or window like.

@claytonjames4779 8 ай бұрын

How heavy is that? Could an elderly person handle it?

@MooseDoesStuff 8 ай бұрын

depends on the elderly person I'd say... if they're able to climb a ladder to get up to it, they can probably lift it up enough to get it out of the way. once it's in, you don't bring it down to get to the attic, you push the hatch up into the attic.

@dolfinwriter5389 6 ай бұрын

It would have been a lot easier to handle your finished panel if you put some handholds on the bottom side before attaching the foam.

@MooseDoesStuff 6 ай бұрын

people here like the look of no handles