Attic Hatch Material In Garage

In garages that have access to the attic a hatch cover made from an approved fire rated material should protect this access at all times.

Attic hatch material in garage.

An insulated fire rated door carries a temperature rise rating that uninsulated ones don t have. In days long gone such openings were well concealed. Missing or opened covers should be called out as should covers made from flammable materials such as thin plywood. Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange.

Call it a scuttle trap door or attic hatch every attic needs an entrance and often it s merely a square opening in the ceiling. It is for this reason that for safety and durability fire rated access door ceiling application requires an insulated product. The flame spread rating of this plywood 150 does not even begin to approach that of the required inch gypsum board 10 for garage ceilings with attic space above or the 5 8 inch type x gypsum board 15 for ceilings with living space above. Apply a bead of caulk on the inside and outside edges of the trim and then reattach it.