How to make a scuttle attic a k a.
													
																	How to make an attic hatch. 
									
	
		
	
																	A better plan is to mount a piece of foam insulation to the top side of the door construction. 
																	Luckily this gable vent is right above the west kitchen wall. 
																	How to make an attic hatch from a vent. 
																	I absolutely dread the hands and knees crawl through our attic. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line. 
																	Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that. 
																	2 thick foam board 4 8 sheet with an r value of 10 orgreater you might need two sheets for larger hatches or to make it thicker 8 20 foamweather stripping the wider the better 1 can great stuff foam or similar 1 tube liquid nail or other construction adhesive. 
																	This ible is about how to build an insulated attic hatch for cheap i am currently renovating an old building to turn it into a multi flat rental property. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	For this attic hatch you need. 
																	The kitchen remodel is going to require a bunch of attic work. 
																	Attic access panel determine where your joists are. 
																	Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	You ll notice in the pictures below that now you. 
																	Line the rim on top of the trim pieces with weatherstripping at minimum. 
																	It s a long hot cramped filthy head banging slog from the garage hatch. 
																	Using a stud finder mark your joists.