Louis Brandt
01-02-2008, 6:13 PM
Hello,
This isn’t really a woodworking question, but it is a question about building something out of wood. To achieve better insulation, I need to build a “box” to sit upside down in my attic over the stairway opening in the attic, since this area must be opened to service the heating unit in my attic and therefore, isn’t insulated. I’ve seen one manufacturer selling something like this on the web, but that one is built from heavy corrugated cardboard and covered with fire-resistant material. The box would be something on the order of 30 inches by 60 inches by 8 inches deep.
I was thinking of building it from either MDF or plywood, and I’d probably either line it with batt insulation or put batt insulation on top of it.
I’m wondering whether any of you have built anything similar for your attic. Would either MDF or plywood present a fire hazard? I would think not, since my entire attic is built of wood, but I’d still like opinions as to which material would be best to use for such a project. And would MDF be able to handle the high and low temperatures that it would find in the attic? I live in the South.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Louis
This isn’t really a woodworking question, but it is a question about building something out of wood. To achieve better insulation, I need to build a “box” to sit upside down in my attic over the stairway opening in the attic, since this area must be opened to service the heating unit in my attic and therefore, isn’t insulated. I’ve seen one manufacturer selling something like this on the web, but that one is built from heavy corrugated cardboard and covered with fire-resistant material. The box would be something on the order of 30 inches by 60 inches by 8 inches deep.
I was thinking of building it from either MDF or plywood, and I’d probably either line it with batt insulation or put batt insulation on top of it.
I’m wondering whether any of you have built anything similar for your attic. Would either MDF or plywood present a fire hazard? I would think not, since my entire attic is built of wood, but I’d still like opinions as to which material would be best to use for such a project. And would MDF be able to handle the high and low temperatures that it would find in the attic? I live in the South.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Louis