If you are using this.
Diy attic door.
When you are ready to use the hoist bring the free pulley downstairs.
The same principle can be used for just an access panel to get into the attic.
Set the free pulley on the attic floor off to the side of the door.
In order to provide mechanical advantage this pulley needs to remain unattached to anything but the rope that is connected to the fixed pulley.
The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space.
The most common of these is the push up type panel that is simply drywall or plywood held in place by simple wood trims.
Today i wanted to share a tutorial for diy attic access including how we made the attic access panel.
Then add insulation batting to form a pillow and wrap it up like a birthday present as shown.
Staple long pieces of duct tape sticky side up onto the attic scuttle door.