Several years ago we wanted to beef up the insulation in our main attic to help make our home more energy efficient.
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Attics they re dark and dingy but great for storage if you can gain the right access especially in a garage attic.
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If you have ceiling joists laid out in a way that you can not put a full sized pull down ladder in like us or you just don t need to access your attic much then a small attic access panel might be the best option.
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The original insulation was near 40 years old and sitting below the ceiling joists in many spots.
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Sometimes the ladder may fit into an existing attic accessibility hatch.
Attic ladder kits are made to fit between existing framing in the ceiling that is the flooring of the attic.
This will give you access to your attic storage.
The next step is to create the attic.
Using the measurements from your loft ladder kit you should cut a square out of your garage roof.
Then center and screw 1x4s to the 2x2s with 2 in.
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It s super easy and very inexpensive to put in a small attic access door like this one.
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Where possible pick a size and location for your attic ladder that enables it to fit between existing ceiling joists or trusses.