AccessMate- Attic Access Door
The Problem:
Up to 60% of a home's Energy Loss is caused by air leakage through the ceiling into the attic, mainly through the Attic Access Opening, also called "attic hatch or "scuttle hole".
The U.S. Department of Energy describes that an Attic Access is a "big hole in the ceiling", and adding an insulated cover and weatherstripping to an attic access can reduce air infiltration and energy-loss through this passageway.
The custom-made on-site construction of the ceiling hatch door and knee-wall access door are normally uninsulated and not sealed to comply to today's Green Building standards.
The Solution: