Work from a stable a frame ladder and use a.
Opening up attic space.
Put a tub under a sloping ceiling to make good use of limited headroom.
The 2012 international residential code requires an attic access opening for attics with an area greater than 30 square feet and a vertical height in excess of 30 inches.
Cut off the electricity and determine where wiring and plumbing pipes run in the area.
It can enter through the opening.
Use storage wisely recess it into knee walls.
How to open up an attic access step 1.
Remove ceiling materials keeping a large waste can nearby.
Gently tap into plaster.
Perimeter drawers cabinets and cubbies save space.
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These small additions that raise the roof over a portion of the attic will boost usable space and create the feeling of living in the treetops.
Cut one rafter with a.
Even awkward niches alongside chimneys and pipe chases or near low walls offer an.
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Use every nook and cranny.
Delineate space with it.
Look for ways to work.
The rough framed opening.