How To Make A Simple Roof Access

Hatches have to provide easy access whether you need it for maintenance or to access your rooftop garden or deck.

How to make a simple roof access.

Anyways since we had to create the small attic access panel again i thought to take photos of the process so i could share the process with you. What is of greatest importance safe and secure access to the roof and we shall look at the different options and some of the most popular types of access hatches. Set the electric miter saw on 0 degrees and cut the door casing on the 24 inch marks. Next measure from the short point of each miter and make a mark at 24 inches.

Diy roof access ladder. Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. I wanted a simple roof. It s similar to a shed or lean to roof or a clerestory roof but has one visible difference.

Looking good and i tested it however the top two rungs prevented easy roof access. Place the door casing on a worktable. Removal of the top 2 rungs. Roof access policy more and more facility or property management companies are implementing roof access policies.

We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel. This is a responsible pro active approach that xsplatforms encourages. The remainder of the dog chain i used to tie the ladder top to the support beam. Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy.

I decided on a slanted roof. It has a greater slope. Roof hatch ideas vary as much as roofs do. I didn t want ridges or valleys which are a lot of work and can leak.