Trim is pre installed for fast and easy installation.
Insulated knee wall attic access door.
Center bored for either right or left hand swing.
Energy star qualified r 5 rated knee wall door.
You can buy knee wall doors that have built in insulation and weather stripping.
Attach the rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the door.
The doors as standard are equipped with handle and finishing lining.
Bring the attic inside insulating between the rafters simplifies the air sealing details.
Meets the new energy code requirements for the state of georgia.
The e z hatch attic access door is an air tight high performance energy efficient attic access scuttle 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.
Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.
R 10 rated 2 1 4 thick foam filled doors available.
Once you have the materials you can begin to seal and insulate the knee wall access door through these steps.
The dwt knee wall access doors are new and highly energy efficient design.
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.
The 2 5 8 thick sash fully filled with thermo insulating material provides an excellent barrier reducing heat loss r value 9 5.
The doors can be installed in two versions of opening right or left.
1 3 8 thick foam filled door.
Use spray foam to air seal these openings if they exist.
Knee wall doors provide access through the knee walls to the unconditioned parts of the attic.
Don t forget to verify that the r value of the roof insulation meets minimum code requirements.