Questions tagged [attic-door]
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What is the best type of insulation to use on a hinged metal attic door?
What is the best type of insulation to use on a hinged metal attic door (no integrated ladder)?
Primarily concerned about heat entry through the door when closed.
Also concerned about heat entry ...
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Insulation type to use on a hinged metal attic door
In this question, I asked about the best type of insulation to use on a hinged metal attic door, when one is also concerned about heat entering around the edges of the door when closed.
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How to safely make space for attic ladder installation
I want to install an attic ladder in the ceiling of our 1930s house. There is no ideal location in which the attic ladder would fit between the ceiling joists, so a joist or two will definitely need ...
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Attic Access Hole in Ceiling - Guidance [closed]
I need to have attic access in my bonus room. The space above the ceiling is very tight, but there is inadequate insulation and I need to add support for a projector. I will be crawling around up ...
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Attic door panel chain pulled off
If the attic door panel has a locking machanism and the pull chain has been pulled off, is there anyway to get the door open without damaging or replacing the door?
The 3 dots on the left side are ...
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Remodeling garage to include an attic storage area for gutter supplies
Garage is 22'x 22', I removed the 2x4 rafter ties that were spliced and on 4' spacing , replacing them with a 22' 2x6 every 2'adding a knee wall on each side creating a 10'W x 20'L x 5'H at the peak. ...
