Also remember to watch your step.
How to walk in attic without falling through.
It s also very hot in an attic when you re walking around or crawling.
Use the 2 x4 pieces to walk on picking up the one behind to place infront of the one you re standing on.
Robert from winnipeg manitoba asks about the safety of walking around in his attic.
Be careful with.
You can most likely walk on the joists but i m not going to say it s ok just off a picture and i don t need to hear you come back talking about cracks in your dry wall or you putting your leg through because you stepped wrong.
Walk on joists or truss chords not exposed ceiling drywall or insulation.
First let s be sure not to fall into the room below.
During hot weather start working early as attics heat up as the day moves on.
It is held in place by the ceiling joists which inside the attic become the floor joists.
If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more.