Building An Attic Access
So anyways we had an attic access panel when we moved in.
Building an attic access. For some unknown reason attic access doors in older homes are usually through a small scuttle hole cut in the ceiling. The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space. And standard ceiling openings of 22 5 in. The most common of these is the push up type panel that is simply drywall or plywood held in place by simple wood trims.
The werner wood universal fit attic ladder features the werner wood universal fit attic ladder features a 250 lb. Other model building code citations for attic access stairways 2009 ibc commercial construction requirement for attic space access. When we started renovating the kitchen we had asbestos removal and drywall installed. We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel.
The vertical height shall be measured from the top of the ceiling framing members to the underside of the roof framing. Weight capacity designed to fit ceiling heights from 8 ft. An opening not less than 20 inches by 30 inches 559 mm by 762 mm shall be provided to any attic area having a clear height of over 30 inches 762 mm. Buildings with combustible ceiling or roof construction shall have an attic access opening to attic areas that exceed 30 square feet 2 8 m2 and have a vertical height of 30 inches 762 mm or greater.
Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy. The 2012 international residential code requires an attic access opening for attics with an area greater than 30 square feet and a vertical height in excess of 30 inches.