Safe To Walk In Attic

More attic work and safety.

Safe to walk in attic.

If your attic doesn t have a floor you can gingerly walk on the edges of the wood ceiling rafters the ones that support the ceiling of the rooms underneath your feet or you can lay a couple of pieces of sturdy plywood down to use as a sort of plank to get you from one truss to the next. Knowing how to walk around what to check for and how to maintain it is key to staying safe while you re working up there. The safest way to move around an unfinished attic is to create a catwalk or walking platform by attaching some 1x6 or 1x8 boards or strips of 3 4 plywood to the joists with screws don t use nails because the hammering might disturb the drywall or plaster ceiling below. It s also very hot in an attic when you re walking around or crawling.

I m currently trying to change my bathroom ceiling fan and i need to access the attic. You need 3 4 inch plywood. But jobs such as electrical work insulation removal and pest control even the most experienced diyer should leave to the professionals. Relatives told me to walk on the joist and everything would be fine.

If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more. Joist spacing and attic use the joist spacing in some attics is 24 inches and 1 2 inch sheets will sag and possibly break when spanning that distance. An unfinished attic is a hotspot for accidents. Be careful with.

Attic temperatures in most areas of the country can easily reach 140 during the middle of the summer and in one case i was in one that hit 180 and i can tell you it was not fun at all. Now if you happen to live further up north you might want to put it off until at least march as the opposite is true with the cold temperatures and you. Safe to walk around attic. If you are not going to remove the insulation you.