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How to frame an attic access opening.
Select a closet ceiling or hallway ceiling with good floor space underneath since you will need to use a ladder to access your attic.
Work from a stable a frame ladder and use a.
Measure and draw the width between the joists and 28 to 30 inches for the length of the panel.
Gently tap into plaster.
Framing an attic opening.
Cut off the electricity and determine where wiring and plumbing pipes run in the area.
The measurements should be within 1 8 inch to be considered square see figure 13.
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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 frame for the rough opening requires four sides.
8 drive a 1 5 8 inch drywall screw.
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The headers make up two of those sides.