How To Safely Walk In Attic

If you really do need to walk around in your attic the safest approach involves removing insulation in the pathway you want to follow fasten some 2 by 8 or 2 by 10 lumber to the top of the joists then replace the insulation.

How to safely walk in attic.

If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more. It is the goal of this site to inform you with his keen insights and safely guide you through your pest control treatment needs. You can part the insulation when you want to go for an attic walk. You should also keep your workspace and the attic clean.

Place them in a toolbelt so they re organized and don t present a tripping hazard. Robert from winnipeg manitoba asks about the safety of walking around in his attic. Be careful with. It s also very hot in an attic when you re walking around or crawling.

You can either walk on the 2x4s laid at the truss points on either side or you can walk right down the middle where you ve got more clearance as long as you re stepping on the bottom chord of the truss. Ensure that the end of the first plywood sheet lands on a piece of 2x leaving enough room to position the. It is held in place by the ceiling joists which inside the attic become the floor joists. First let s be sure not to fall into the room below.

View all posts by the bug doctor this entry was posted in safety and tagged falling through an attic how do i walk through an attic how to inspect an attic how to safely crawl in an attic pest control. Place the first plywood sheet on top of the 2x structure starting by the attic entrance.