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Is Your Attic Hatch Leaking Energy?

You work hard to make sure that the windows and doors in your home are efficient at blocking air leaks by upgrading your insulation and maintaining these spaces. While you are busy with all of these areas inside your home, don’t forget about your attic hatch!

Unless you have a walk-in attic, your attic access is either in your garage or somewhere in your home that is only accessible by a hatch and a set of folding stairs. Even though your attic is properly insulated, your attic hatch might not be! This can lead to a massive source of heat and energy loss.

Why Attic Hatch Insulation Is Important

You invested in your attic’s insulation to ensure that your home stays comfortable and runs as efficiently as possible, so you don’t want to have any leaks that are infringing on all of this hard work and energy. If your attic hatch isn’t insulated, the air in your home can easily flow through the drafts around it, making your living area too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.

By blocking off those air leaks and adding some insulation to the back of your hatch, you can help keep that conditioned air in your home and can help your attic circulate the uncomfortable air up and out in an efficient manner.

What Insulation Is Useful

If you are looking at insulating the back of your attic hatch, a cut sheet of batt insulation can easily be added. This type of insulation is great at controlling heat transfer and has fire-resistant qualities, which is important for an attic space.

Other helpful tools are weatherstripping and air sealing. A single draft can be a huge waste of energy and can actually contribute to higher energy bills, so sealing up a leak around the door can help tremendously.

Attic hatch covers are also a great choice when it comes to insulating this space. They provide a comprehensive insulation barrier around the door and block out the air leaks. Hatch covers can simply be unzipped or unlatched when you need to use the space and can be replaced when you are done.

If you need help figuring out what to do with your attic hatch, call Koala Insulation of Chattanooga right away.