Sealing the attic hatch or door finish up by sealing the access hatch with self sticking weather stripping.
Air sealing details for attic hatch.
If your hatch rests directly on the moldings add 2 1 2 inch wide stops around the opening.
Air seal the hatch perimeter the plywood hatch rests on a small wood strip lip.
The stops provide a wider surface for attaching the weatherstrip and a space to mount hook and eye fasteners.
Instead of crunching the numbers as he did one just needs to walk by one in a hallway during the middle of summer to know it isn t insulated.
The standard air sealing recommendation is to install a compression bulb weatherstrip.
In our ongoing series on air sealing we are going to focus on the dreaded attic hatch or as allison baile s of energy vanguard so eloquently calls it a mind blowing hole in your building envelope.
Seal the attic access.
Gaskets are generally more durable and produce a tighter seal.
Weatherstrip the attic access hatch or door.