Building An Attic Access

So anyways we had an attic access panel when we moved in.

Building an attic access.

Buildings with combustible ceiling or roof construction shall have an attic access opening to attic areas that have a vertical height of 30 inches 762 mm or greater over an area of not less than 30 square feet 2 8 m 2 the vertical height shall be measured from the top of the ceiling framing members to the underside of the roof framing members. Other model building code citations for attic access stairways 2009 ibc commercial construction requirement for attic space access. Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy. The most common of these is the push up type panel that is simply drywall or plywood held in place by simple wood trims.

Often the access is in an out of the way place like a closet. When we started renovating the kitchen we had asbestos removal and drywall installed. We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel. The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space.

The werner wood universal fit attic ladder features the werner wood universal fit attic ladder features a 250 lb. An opening not less than 20 inches by 30 inches 559 mm by 762 mm shall be provided to any attic area having a clear height of over 30 inches 762 mm. For some unknown reason attic access doors in older homes are usually through a small scuttle hole cut in the ceiling. And standard ceiling openings of 22 5 in.

Built for safety this sturdy wood ladder makes it easy to access your attic with nine non slip steps and a convenient handrail for support while climbing. Weight capacity designed to fit ceiling heights from 8 ft.