Building an attic trap door location is everything.
How to build an attic access door.
Using drywall knife start cutting the ceiling out along your line.
Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic.
How to make an attic access door.
Using a stud finder mark your joists.
Watch as builders license institute instructor rodger peck shows you how to assemble and install an attic access.
Use a straight edge knife to cut any drywall paper that.
Measure and draw the width between the joists and 28 to 30 inches for the length of the panel.
Before you do anything else you must first decide where to locate your attic trap door.
Use a pencil and draw a box within the joists.
After choosing a.
Attic access panel determine where your joists are.