How To Make Your Own Attic Door

Here are a few tips for creating an easy to use attic in your own home.

How to make your own attic door.

You ll notice in the pictures below that now you. How to make an attic access door. Purchase two luon sheets of wood that are a quarter inch thick and at least the size you want to make your door. It doesn t have to be anything special.

And by door i mean a piece of crud left over 1 2 plywood board with a plastic handle in its center held in place by scrap trim work. 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. The reason why is because she has an attic door in her closet wall that lets you reach the first floor attic space. If you don t have it you re less likely to tap into hidden storage potential overhead.

Don t take my word for it see for your self below in the condensation buildup. Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies. Use a narrow. It s super easy and very inexpensive to put in a small attic access door like this one.

Functional and safe access is key. A lone lightbulb. Popular woods are birch oak and cherry hardwoods. Why to make a scuttle hole in the attic.

Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic. Measure and draw the width between the joists and 28 to 30 inches for the length of the panel.