How To Move Around Attic

Get a shrub rake with plastic tines and just rake the insulation out of the way until you can see the tops of the beams where you need to walk.

How to move around attic.

Find a suitable set of wooden walking boards planks. Remember protect yourself properly because gravity doesn t care. Measure the space around. Then get yourself a scrap piece of plywood you can set down in areas where you need a work surface or somewhere to kneel.

Not only to do your work but also so you can move safely. Now while this idea sounds cumbersome for most homeowners if you ve got a body that doesn t easily navigate the confined unpleasantness of an attic then it s a pretty good idea. Now there are two things you can do. Tied a plastic bag increase the surface area of pull to the nylon line in the attic and shoved it in the hole at the attic.

The steps you need to take here are as follows. Measure the space where you want to lay the floor. Here are a few tricks of the trade. If you displace insulation in order to move around in the attic don t forget to put it back as you leave.

Use a tape measure to measure the length and width of where you. You must make sure that your ceiling trusses will. You have to be able to see. Preparing your attic 1.

So just based on my experience and what i teach my guys here s 5 golden rules of crawling around an attic. The vacuum sucked it very quickly through to the basement and then i pulled the rg6 cable up through the conduit i used 50 ft. While i m sure there s a manual out there somewhere on the subject in my 28 years i haven t found one. Attis are usually full of insulation and it is hard to navigate without causing damage.

In general many folks like to use 2x6 inch planks. The trail you leave in the attic can easily end up tracing a path on the ceiling below. Call professionals to determine if your ceiling can carry the load.