Thermally Sealing Attic Door

Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.

Thermally sealing attic door.

Do not undercut the door. Affix foam insulation to the attic side of the door. The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners. This improves energy efficiency and results in lowered heating and cooling costs for homeowners.

When the attic access is sealed and insulated heat transfer between conditioned and unconditioned parts of the home is further prevented. Finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping. The hatchway attic stairwell insulation cover is made up of our highly reflective arma foil radiant barrier bonded to a polyester fiber insulation making this attic access insulation light thin and effective. Final review of sealing and insulating your attic access.

How to air seal an attic door. A ceiling mounted attic door features a continuous outer panel of flame resistant plaster board an intermediate layer of thermal insulating material and marginal sealing gaskets and insulating. If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening. This attic door insulation cover is simple to install requiring only half an hour and the attic stairway cover will dramatically reduce energy loss while lowering your heating and cooling bills.

Sealing the attic hatch or door. Install a latch that will pull the door tight to the frame and the weather stripping. Here s one good method. Add foam insulation tape around the edges to seal the perimeter where it rests in the access hole.