How To Build An Attic Access Panel

Most panels don t need to be more than the width of a typical framing bay 14 1 2 in and if you re lucky enough to have the mixing valve fall conveniently between two studs the inner edges of the stud bay will make the outside edges of your panel.

How to build an attic access panel.

First determine the size and location of the access panel and lay out the top and bottom edges of the panel lightly on the drywall. Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line. How to make a scuttle attic a k a. It is very important that you detail your attic access hatch properly here with caulking.

How to make an attic access door. Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic. There are holes in the walls of my master bedroom that provide access to the attic. Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.

Measure and draw the width between the joists and 28 to 30 inches for the length of the panel. Here s how to create access panels to fill in those holes and make them b. If you guys have any questions about any of the products that i used or any of the procedures used to make this access panel let me know in the comments belo. Using a stud finder mark your joists.

Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that. You will simply set your access hatch on top of that drywall centre it in the space by shimming between its backside and the framing wherever your screws will be and then fastening it into place.