Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
Diy attic access panel.
Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies.
Stack insulation batts on top of the duct tape so they extend about 1 in.
How to make an attic access door.
This creates an insulated attic access door.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
Then secure the pillow with the duct tape.
For some unknown reason attic access doors in older homes are usually through a small scuttle hole cut in the ceiling.
Use a narrow.
You ll notice in the pictures below that now you.
A simple how to video on making a drywall access panel from drywall.
How to make a scuttle attic a k a.
You ll notice in the photo below that interior door jamb stock does not have any kind of weather stripping in.
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 a stud finder mark your joists.
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.
Attic access panel determine where your joists are.
Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that.
If you have an attic access panel in your ceiling and are concerned about heat loss don t despair.