Posted on december 6 2012 by the bug doctor.
Crawl on a frame in attic.
A lot of my friends hang out there too.
8 drive a 1 5 8 inch drywall screw.
This is so that cables can run straight up inside a wall all the way from the crawl space or basement to the attic.
In a 2 story home the choice is even more difficult as we try to find a location with a common wall.
So with as much time we as an industry.
Hold the insulation on the back from the front reach in the hole with a marker make the circle then cut the hole.
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.
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.
A frame homes especially older ones can be difficult to insulate because many times there is not much space between the roof and the ceiling.
The primary consideration here is access though the walls to the attic and crawl space.
I ve certainly done my time there.
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.
Whether inspecting treating setting traps pest proofing or just being a nice guy and brining down some christmas stuff it s what we do.
All too often people discover that the a frame home they purchased has inadequate insulation or worse yet none at all.
Part of any pest control techs sales persons job is to get into attics.
There are holes in the walls of my master bedroom that provide access to the attic.