Safe To Walk In Attic

Safe to walk around attic.

Safe to walk in attic.

An unfinished attic is a hotspot for accidents. It s also very hot in an attic when you re walking around or crawling. 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. Robert from winnipeg manitoba asks about the safety of walking around in his attic first let s be sure not to fall into the room below.

Be careful with. If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more. If you are not going to remove the insulation you. 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.

You need 3 4 inch plywood. 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. I m currently trying to change my bathroom ceiling fan and i need to access the attic. Relatives told me to walk on the joist and everything would be fine.

It is held in place by the ceiling joists which inside the attic become the floor joists. 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. 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. More attic work and safety.