Installing the Attic Access Panel
Sometimes the smallest projects can still give plenty of satisfaction. With temperatures jumping to the high 80s today, we used our central air for the first time this season.
The problem was that there are still a few unfinished areas upstairs that let too much of that cool air out the roof (or the hot attic air inside...take your pick). The largest culprit? The unfinished attic access in the upstairs hallway.
So, we decided today was the day to start sealing things up...
After I picked up some 3 1/2" trim and some 1/4" birch veneer plywood, Jeannie set out to trim the portal cover down to size.
Together we mitered the trim and nailed it in place. Not long after we had a working access panel:
I went ahead and primed the remaining pieces this evening. Jeannie will stop by the store this week to pick up some remaining insulation to really seal things up.
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Comments
I know what you mean. Sometimes anytime I can actually finish an individual project, it is a relief. Closure I think they call it.
You access panel looks great.
Posted by: Jocelyn | June 6, 2005 7:57 AM
Hurray! Any completed project is a good project.
Posted by: Kristin | June 6, 2005 10:47 AM
Geez... Now I am going to be shamed into actually building my attic hatch - I have had a grubby piece of plywood there for over a year..
Posted by: Sean | June 6, 2005 10:56 AM
yep, we too will also now be shamed into completed the access panel closure(we are so lame, we always use the air we live in florida) it just seems so unimportant a task since it is in a closet and we don't see it and there are so many other things we see all the time every day every single day over and over you get the drift now properly shamed great job as always. aimee
Posted by: ams | June 6, 2005 2:08 PM