Step 1 apply weather stripping.
How to insulate door to attic.
Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.
This ensures a tight seal between the door and the opening.
You can check for air leaks with a lit incense stick or a thin.
Pull down stair or ladder.
Then add insulation batting to form a pillow and wrap it up like a birthday present as shown.
Here s a real quick solution.
Inspect the weatherstripping gaskets around the attic hatch opening.
Add fiberglass or rigid foam.
You will use this on the attic side of the door.
First install foam weather stripping on the inside of the trim or directly onto the hatch.
One type of walk in attic door insulation to use is rigid foam insulation board.
Here s how to do it yourself.
Fortunately there are kits available to insulate these kind of doors.
For outward swinging doors measure the attic side of the closed door to account for the trim.
Here s one good method.
Attach foil insulation board to the back of the attic hatch panel.
I used 1 board which has an r 6 5 insulating value.
Highly sticky foam tape is a great weather proofing alternative to doors that may be slightly warped and don t have a true and snug fit.
Check for air leaks and wood stops.
Apply weather stripping to the door to create a seal.
Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door.
To insulate an attic hatch you need weather stripping rigid foam board and fiberglass batt insulation.
Cut out two pieces of rigid foam board that are 1 4 inch smaller than the hatch so homeowners can slide the attic access panel open easily.
I glued the foil board to the door hatch and used screws to hold it in place.
Apply weather stripping to the perimeter of opening not the attic door cover.
Several layers should be applied.
The first step is to measure your door.
Attic hatch or door.
Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.
Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.
There are different ways to accomplish this.
From inside the attic check for any openings holes or fenestrations into the knee wall surrounding area.
In the case of a knee wall door insulate the walls.
Simply cut to size and secure in the areas with a draft.