Insulated Knee Wall Attic Access Door

Meets the new energy code requirements for the state of georgia.

Insulated knee wall attic access door.

Trim is pre installed for fast and easy installation. Knee wall doors provide access through the knee walls to the unconditioned parts of the attic. 1 3 8 thick foam filled door. If the door doesn t have these weather strip it to provide a tight seal and make sure the latch pulls tightly against the frame.

The doors can be installed in two versions of opening right or left. You can buy knee wall doors that have built in insulation and weather stripping. From inside the attic check for any openings holes or fenestrations into the knee wall surrounding area. R 10 rated 2 1 4 thick foam filled doors available.

It is r 42 or r 50 insulated triple gasketed pre finished and fits in a 22 x 30 rough opening. Pre hung on an exterior grade 1 1 4 x 4 9 16 door frame with q lon weather stripping. Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal. Now that the kneewall is located within the home s thermal enclosure it s no longer necessary to air seal electrical boxes or access doors in the kneewall.

Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps. The doors as standard are equipped with handle and finishing lining. The 2 5 8 thick sash fully filled with thermo insulating material provides an excellent barrier reducing heat loss r value 9 5. Don t forget to verify that the r value of the roof insulation meets minimum code requirements.

The dwt knee wall access doors are new and highly energy efficient design. Attach the rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the door. Energy star qualified r 5 rated knee wall door. The e z hatch attic access door is an air tight high performance energy efficient attic access scuttle door.