Attic Scuttle Door
A scuttle attic is an attic space accessed only by a small hole in a ceiling or less commonly a wall.
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. Pre finished trim cover panel. So the original scuttle attic was just through that small door frame that you see and immediately on the left side of it. It can be installed in new construction or retro fited in an existing.
What is a scuttle attic. Skuttle tight is a new r 40 insulated attic access system which is easy to install and pleasant to look at. Easily fits between ceiling joists. It is r 42 r 50 or r 80 triple gasketed pre finished and fits in a 22 x 30 rough opening.
Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door. Protects door home from attic air penetration. It provides an air tight high performance scuttle door that is more energy efficient than pull down ladders. You can easily insulate and weatherstrip it in about an hour.
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. Here s one good method. Make your attic access energy efficient with the e z hatch deluxe r 42 attic access door. Triple gaskets provide an air tight seal.
The kit includes a wood frame preinstalled trim and an insulating door. The e z hatch attic access door is an air tight high performance energy efficient attic access scuttle door. Airtight weather stripping around inside perimeter of opening. R 49 with 10 thick foam cover includes door panel airtight membrane seals.
11 frac58 deep box for added insulating value.