I investigated the attic entrance last night and noticed 3 scuff marks on the wall a finger print on the door below the attic entrance there was also a fair amount of dust that had dropped from the attic entrance onto the door that is where the fingerprints were.
How protect finger prints walls a adjacent to attic stairs.
Yes it is to protect combustibles from the storage to the adjacent areas when they are all located under the stairs.
I have never noticed anything out or place or food or drink missing.
Air seal and insulate the kneewall.
Apply 2 inch painter s tape along the outer edge of the steps on each side of the staircase as close to the trim as possible.
As you can see it s drab and just didn t wow me.
Start on the horizontal board also known as the tread of the top.
Attic stairs come in so many design varieties and options that when you plan a remodel or a renovation of your attic you have a wide choice of ideas and opportunities to organize the access.
This brings the triangular attic into the home s conditioned space and is therefore the only method to use if the attic includes ducts or plumbing pipes.
If you plan to insulate a kneewall and the attic floor behind the kneewall protect the insulation with an adjacent air barrier.
I think it will make a great space for my bedroom someday.
I included a picture of my living room to give you a feel of how i like my space.
But for now i wanted the stairwell to look pretty.
So the work.
The walls and soffits within enclosed usable spaces under enclosed and unenclosed stairways shall be protected by 1 hour fire resistance rated construction or the fire resistance rating of the stairway enclosure whichever is.
Someday i hope to finish the attic for a master bedroom.