More and more building codes are now requiring the use of fire rated attic access doors to improve the safety of the occupants.
Attic access requirements.
The attic must be entered at a minimum by head and shoulders whether access is by pull down stairway or scuttle.
The vertical height shall be measured from the top of the ceiling framing members to the underside of the roof framing members.
Minimum vertical height of 30 inches measured from the top of the ceiling framing members to the bottom of the roof framing members.
If unable to visually evaluate the improvements in their entirety the appraiser must contact the lender and reschedule a time when a complete visual inspection can be performed.
Size of scuttle and accessibility of the attic dictate the level of entry.
2 an attic access door helps in improving the building s energy efficiency.
If you re constructing a new build you have to check your local building requirements to see if you need a fire rated ceiling or attic access panels.
The florida building code fbc and international residential code irc both require a minimum of one attic access opening for homes with combustible such as wood roof construction if the attic space meets these two criteria.
Buildings with combustible ceiling or roof construction shall have an attic access opening to attic areas that exceed 30 square feet 2 8 m2 and that have a vertical height of 30 inches 762 mm or greater over an area of not less than 30 square feet.
Attic area exceeds 30 square feet and.
Buildings with combustible ceiling or roof construction shall have an attic access opening to attic areas that have a vertical height of 30 inches 762 mm or greater over an area of not less than 30 square feet 2 8 m 2.
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Attic ceiling attic access panel shall be fully attic drop down stair shall be fully interface gasketed and insulated gasketed and insulated energy star does not supersede code requirements mark d.
Not many people probably know this but fire rated attic access doors can actually improve the energy efficiency of any building.