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This project is continued from Part 2. Insulate the Crawlspace The home builder cut corners and failed to insulate the rear wall of the crawlspace behind bedroom closet. Now that I’ve got an access panel it’ll be easy to insulate the wall with R-13 kraft-faced fiberglass insulation. I purchased two rolls of Ownens Corning insulation [...]

This project is continued from Part 1. Saw the Plywood Access Panel The dimensions for the access panel are: Rough drywall opening: 33 inches high x 20 inches wide Plywood panel: 35 inches high x 22 inches wide This allows for a 1 inch weather seal around the perimeter of the plywood panel to cover [...]

This project shows how I made a drywall access panel out of plywood large enough to step through to gain access to the narrow cavity behind the wall to run electrical wiring and insulate the closet. The drywall access panel is one of several home improvements I’ve made to this bedroom over the garage. You [...]