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Well Insulated Attic Ladders

Blisterman · 2019-09-10 10:31:04

Looking at a pull down ladder for an attic, but all the main brands seems to have fairly mediocre levels of insulation. 1.3 U value or worse. In an otherwise well insulated ceiling, this is going to be a massive hole to lose heat into. Does anyone know of any suppliers that do a better insulated model? Or are there any…

10-09-2019 11:31am

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Looking at a pull down ladder for an attic, but all the main brands seems to have fairly mediocre levels of insulation. 1.3 U value or worse. In an otherwise well insulated ceiling, this is going to be a massive hole to lose heat into.

Does anyone know of any suppliers that do a better insulated model? Or are there any ways to beef up the insulation on a standard attic ladder?

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