How To Make A Simple Roof Access

Next measure from the short point of each miter and make a mark at 24 inches.

How to make a simple roof access.

This is a responsible pro active approach that xsplatforms encourages. Place the door casing on a worktable. Looking good and i tested it however the top two rungs prevented easy roof access. I wanted a simple roof.

I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak. Diy roof access ladder. Removal of the top 2 rungs. Roof hatch ideas vary as much as roofs do.

We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel. Set the electric miter saw on a 45 degree angle and cut both ends of the casing. The remainder of the dog chain i used to tie the ladder top to the support beam. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. It has a greater slope. They want to know who are on their roofs and they want to be sure that these people know what it takes to safely work at height. I decided on a slanted roof.

Set the electric miter saw on 0 degrees and cut the door casing on the 24 inch marks. Anyways since we had to create the small attic access panel again i thought to take photos of the process so i could share the process with you. Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy. Cut the baseboard with a handsaw if applicable.