Attic Scuttle Hole Cover

This industry leading air seal eliminates drafts in winter and hot.

Attic scuttle hole cover.

Attic stairs insulation cover for pull down stair 25 x 54 x 11 r value 15 4 extra thick fire proof attic cover stairway insulator with easy installation low dip entrance and tear by miloo. New codes require the attic access to be insulated to the same level as the attic. Scuttle holes a scuttle hole is usually a 2 x 2 entrance hole to the attic covered by a panel. 1 reduced utility costs 2 comfort in all seasons 3 improved indoor air quality.

First install foam weather stripping on the inside of the trim or directly onto the hatch. R 38 universal attic hatch scuttle hole insulation cover the energy guardian universal hatch cover the energy guardian universal hatch cover improves your home in three essential ways. To make sure. Most of the time the air seal solution looks okay.

The kit includes everything you need to cover seal and insulate your pull down ladder. A scuttle attic is an attic space accessed only by a small hole in a ceiling or less commonly a wall. 2 cut a piece of 3 8 inch or 3 4 inch plywood about 1 4 inch smaller in width and length than the. Measure the opening for the attic access hole which is often referred to as a scuttle hole.

I still haven t air sealed. The energy guardian universal hatch cover improves your home in three essential ways. To insulate an attic hatch you need weather stripping rigid foam board and fiberglass batt insulation. The product will also reduce the number and length of hvac on cycles thereby reducing wear and tear on your heating and cooling equipment.

1 reduced utility costs 2 comfort in all seasons 3 improved. The attic hatch or scuttle hole is a removable panel in the dry walled ceiling located in a closet or hallway. The result is probably the biggest air leak in the house with a 20 reduction in attic insulation value over 1000 sqft. Often the panel fits badly and rarely insulated.

Ideal attic hatch scuttle hole cover. I ve seen a lot of diagrams of what an attic scuttle hole cover looks like and chuckled because they would fall apart when they were used the first time by somebody like me who didn t know it was there or it would does a really bad job of insulating the hole. An easy to install attic hatch cover or scuttle hole cover that will save you 10 on your monthly heating cooling bill.