8 drive a 1 5 8 inch drywall screw.
How to frame an attic access opening.
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Drive a pair of 2 1 2 inch wood screws through each joist and into each of the boards to hold them in place and create a wood frame around the attic access hole.
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Work from a stable a frame ladder and use a.
Cut off the electricity and determine where wiring and plumbing pipes run in the area.
Framing an attic opening.
Remove ceiling materials keeping a large waste can nearby.
Creating easier access to attic a diy sfgate.
Gently tap into plaster.
If your ceiling joists are spaced so that they make up the other two sides of the rough opening check the opening for squareness by measuring across the diagonals.
The measurements should be within 1 8 inch to be considered square see figure 13.
The headers make up two of those sides.