To convert your attic to living space you cannot provide access via a ladder.
Crawl space attic height.
Provide a minimum of 6 8 of headroom the entire walking length of the stairs.
A lot of my friends hang out there too.
Who among us doesn t love spending time in crawl spaces and attics.
In addition the appliance needs to be located so that there is a clear passageway from the crawl hole to the.
The rough framed opening.
Translated this code requirement means that you need 1 square foot of screened vent space penetrating the perimeter foundation for every 150 square feet of space in the crawl space.
In attics with appliances the access hole is still a minimum of 22 by 30 inches.
For example if your foundation size is 30 feet by 30 feet 900 square feet you will need vents that have combined square footage of 6 square feet.