The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space.
How to build an attic access for a mobile home.
Install an attic ladder.
As can be seen in the picture the hatch frame s bottom edge is caulked to the drywall edge.
You ll get ease of access through the larger hole and you won t have to drag a stepladder into the house to store and retrieve your stuff from the attic.
In the attic is the fail safe way to always identify a modular built home unless there is simply no attic access or all surfaces are covered.
You can create some additional support by cutting 14 inch strips of 2 by 4 inch wood boards and screwing them into place between the cut studs and uncut studs flush with the edge of the frame.
Manufactured houses do not usually have attic access because of the limited space between the ceiling and roof.
You ll find one possibly two or even three features unique to modular home construction.
These two studs will add stability to the opening.
The attic area does have sufficient room for moderate storage or to access for the purpose of running wires and installing various ceiling fixtures.
Once you ve found two studs for your access opening mark them with your carpenter s pencil.
Consider adding insulation dams to retain loose fiberglass insulation at the sides of the opening unless you are adding a partial floor landing inside the attic.
Holding the square 2 4 frame flat against the ceiling make sure the studs are spaced properly across the frame s length.