Since the weather is getting colder by the day up here in the northern hemisphere i had to qu.
Build insulated attic hatch.
Attach foil insulation board to the back of the attic hatch panel.
I used 1 board which has an r 6 5 insulating value.
You ll notice in the photo below that interior door jamb stock does not have any kind of weather stripping in.
This product is perfect for insulating an attic hatch.
It is easily assembled just mount the foam block very heavy duty eps you can stand on this stuff onto the back of your attic hatch make sure it fits the same footprint and glue the baffle material together so you can prevent insulation from falling into your house.
Purchase some 2 4 interior door jamb stock from your local building supply centre or any shop that supplies.
I glued the foil board to the door hatch and used screws to hold it in place.
Apply a bead of foam compatible glue to it and attach it to the plywood hatch.
In addition there are many do it yourself methods and materials available for customized thermal sealing of attic openings.
Foil faced polyiso is the greenest and best performing of the rigid foam options.
You ll notice in the pictures below that now you.
Insulate the hatch cut foam board to 1 2รข less than the size of the hatch on each side.
Insulating the attic hatch.