Moving Attic Access

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.

Moving attic access.

Make sure not to block access to the space behind the knee wall. Attic with child s wardrobe closet recessed into the knee wall. Your joists should be 16 to 24 inches on center. Knee wall door hidden but accessible behind attic closet hanging sections.

Move a stud finder across your ceiling to locate the joists. You can move to a new place you can add on to your existing house or you can renovate a space in your current home that isn t being used to its fullest. Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic. If your attic room is very small recess some of the storage components into the knee wall to keep as much of the floor space open as possible.

Install an attic ladder. It s so much better than the black hole we had before. The new attic access is barely noticeable. When your household gets big enough to require a little more living space you ve got several options.

When not in use the pole is stored in the closet at the end of the hallway. The attic door s handle is easily reached with a pole which came included with the telescopic ladder to pull the door open and pull the ladder down. This is wide enough for a panel. I m planning on some extensive attic projects so i d like to move the access point to a politically favorable location.

Mark each joist location with a pencil.