Attic Scuttle Door

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Attic scuttle door. The ez hatch attic access scuttle door panel hatch system is an easy to install easy to use highly insulated door panel scuttle hatch system that installs in minutes and provides an air sealed professional high quality insulated access opening into the attic space. A scuttle attic is an attic space accessed only by a small hole in a ceiling or less commonly a wall. It provides an air tight high performance scuttle door that is more energy efficient than pull down ladders. The kit includes a wood frame preinstalled trim and an insulating door.

So the original scuttle attic was just through that small door frame that you see and immediately on the left side of it. Make your attic access energy efficient with the e z hatch deluxe r 42 attic access door. It is r 42 r 50 or r 80 triple gasketed pre finished and fits in a 22 x 30 rough opening. Triple gaskets provide an air tight seal.

R 49 with 10 thick foam cover includes door panel airtight membrane seals. Attic door insulation cover 48 x 24 attic stairway tent energy wise attic stairs insulation cover r value 15 5 air tight attic tent with easy zipper access 25 x54 x11 4 8 out of 5 stars 290. Easily fits between ceiling joists. The hole provides entry via an architectural feature known as a scuttle attic.

Basically a scuttle attic is a hole in the drywall ceiling that leads to the attic with a small attic access panel that covers it. Pre finished trim cover panel. It can be installed in new construction or retro fited in an existing. Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.

What is a scuttle attic. Protects door home from attic air penetration. If you have an attic access panel in your ceiling and are concerned about heat loss don t despair. You can easily insulate and weatherstrip it in about an hour.

Airtight weather stripping around inside perimeter of opening.