If it's only a winter problem, and you're not going to be needing
immediate and repeated access, why not just cut a piece of high
density 2" urethane to fill the void? It would be light enough to
move out of the way when you needed to enter the attic and it would
provide far better insulation than a conventional door/hatch cover.
john niolon wrote:
could you make a cover for the opening (in the attic space) that could be
hinged where you could open it like a door as you climbed the stairs... and
close it as you leave... ?? instead or sliding or rolling it out of the
way..
john
----- Original Message -----
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
To: "shop talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage attic sealing
At 02:29 PM 10/6/2008, Phil Nase wrote:
My garage has a full attic above it accessed by a wooden staircase.
The opening in the attic floor is 7'6" long and about 47" wide.
Because the steps aren't the same width as the opening I have a
railing which interferes with any attempt to close the hole in
winter.....
Any ideas for fitting a more permanent door for insulation?
Phil,
Two ideas come to mind. I'm not sure about your wooden staircase. I'm
assuming that it's one of the folding type.
1. If so, make the opening wider in the ceiling so the staircase
will close into it.
2. Why not get a piece of 1/2" ply and make a sliding/rooling
door. As you go up
the stairs, you could reach up and slide the door over to one side. Then
when
you're done just slide it back over top of the hole.
John
eed to heat it.
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