There are holes in the walls of my master bedroom that provide access to the attic.
Crawl on a frame in attic.
The 5 golden rules of crawling around an attic.
In a 2 story home the choice is even more difficult as we try to find a location with a common wall.
Who among us doesn t love spending time in crawl spaces and attics.
I ve certainly done my time there.
All too often people discover that the a frame home they purchased has inadequate insulation or worse yet none at all.
Drive a pair of 2 1 2 inch wood screws through each joist and into each of the boards to hold them in place and create a wood frame around the attic access hole.
So with as much time we as an industry.
A lot of my friends hang out there too.
Whether inspecting treating setting traps pest proofing or just being a nice guy and brining down some christmas stuff it s what we do.
It ll cost you 100 150 for the ladder and the work to install it is about the same as if you were to frame a larger scuttle hole the framed opening for an attic ladder usually measures about.
I found out in an email from the building performance institute bpi however that the us occupational safety health administration osha will have new requirements for companies who send their workers into areas defined as confined spaces this.
Here s how to create access panels to fill in those holes and make them b.
Part of any pest control techs sales persons job is to get into attics.
Posted on december 6 2012 by the bug doctor.
Hold the insulation on the back from the front reach in the hole with a marker make the circle then cut the hole.
8 drive a 1 5 8 inch drywall screw.