The 2 5 8 thick sash fully filled with thermo insulating material provides an excellent barrier reducing heat loss r value 9 5.
Insulated knee wall attic access door.
Attach the rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the door.
Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps.
Knee wall doors provide access through the knee walls to the unconditioned parts of the attic.
Use spray foam to air seal these openings if they exist.
If the door doesn t have these weather strip it to provide a tight seal and make sure the latch pulls tightly against the frame.
Center bored for either right or left hand swing.
The doors as standard are equipped with handle and finishing lining.
R 10 rated 2 1 4 thick foam filled doors available.
The e z hatch attic access door is an air tight high performance energy efficient attic access scuttle door.
The doors can be installed in two versions of opening right or left.
It is r 42 or r 50 insulated triple gasketed pre finished and fits in a 22 x 30 rough opening.
Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.
You can buy knee wall doors that have built in insulation and weather stripping.
Energy star qualified r 5 rated knee wall door.
Don t forget to verify that the r value of the roof insulation meets minimum code requirements.
Meets the new energy code requirements for the state of georgia.
Now that the kneewall is located within the home s thermal enclosure it s no longer necessary to air seal electrical boxes or access doors in the kneewall.
1 3 8 thick foam filled door.
Pre hung on an exterior grade 1 1 4 x 4 9 16 door frame with q lon weather stripping.
Bring the attic inside insulating between the rafters simplifies the air sealing details.