Attic Covers are a low cost, easy to install solution for multiple attic entrances. Attic covers not only provide an insulation barrier over or around an attic entrance but also create an air tight seal.
Adequately insulating and air sealing the access to an attic – especially to unconditioned attics will help lower your heating and cooling bills.
A home's attic access, which could be an attic hatch, pull-down stairs, or a knee-wall door, often goes uninsulated. This gap in the attic insulation increases heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer.
These accesses also often aren't sealed properly. A 1/4-inch gap around the perimeter of an attic access can potentially leak the same amount of air supplied by a typical bedroom heating duct.
The Attic Tent is easy to install. It fits easily around your attic stairs frame and can be secured with 3/8" or 1/2" staples to any surface, smooth or rough.
After the Attic Tent has been successfully stapled in place you need to Caulk the Attic Tent to the framing with a good quality silicone caulk.
Insert the tip of the silicone caulk between the Attic Tent skirt and the framing. Squeeze a thick continuous bead around the frame.
Gently press the skirt into the caulk to insure a continuous seal. You have now created an insulation barrier and air barrier between your attic space and your home.
