Attic Storage Ideas

Question: What are some (relatively) low cost, actionable, diy things I can do to get this space ready for general long-term storage ? (items in storage tubs, legal boxes - that scale of items) Issues: Ease of access and temperature. My home is one story, 1940's, ranch style house. I recently put a new roof on which was great. I've also recently had new loose fill cellulose put into (onto) the attic. It's very spacious up there. In the attached photo, there's an additional 90 square feet behind the pov of the photo. My access point is a functional 21.5" x 29.5" opening with a panel that I have to manually lift upward and physically put aside when I want to go up there. So - it's cumbersome and I'm a bit restricted as to what i can get up into there. (The actual frame of the opening is 24 x 31.5) Temperature-wise, it's wildly hot up there. As I type this it's 3pm in Los Angeles, 75 degrees in my home but 125 in the attic (thanks, meat thermometer!). - While the opening is somewhat standard, if not kinda small, I'm open to opening it up since even moderately sized storage tubs are just about the size of the opening. - I know in order to put plywood down, I'll have to move a lot of the cellulose as its laid well above the joists. What I don't know are the nuances of how much of / should the cellulose be "tamped" down vs removing the excess. https://preview.redd.it/xu4ctee7mz3f1.jpg?width=707&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10749ed188a568fab0c50a37fa117bb7a22bcfbb https://preview.redd.it/xplzd5f7mz3f1.jpg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0769d8bfac757fc09728bedf8d7ff95c5add7f5a submitted by /u/jimsfault [link] [comments]

May 30, 2025 - 23:02

Question: What are some (relatively) low cost, actionable, diy things I can do to get this space ready for general long-term storage ? (items in storage tubs, legal boxes - that scale of items)
Issues: Ease of access and temperature.

My home is one story, 1940's, ranch style house. I recently put a new roof on which was great. I've also recently had new loose fill cellulose put into (onto) the attic. It's very spacious up there.
In the attached photo, there's an additional 90 square feet behind the pov of the photo.
My access point is a functional 21.5" x 29.5" opening with a panel that I have to manually lift upward and physically put aside when I want to go up there. So - it's cumbersome and I'm a bit restricted as to what i can get up into there. (The actual frame of the opening is 24 x 31.5)
Temperature-wise, it's wildly hot up there. As I type this it's 3pm in Los Angeles, 75 degrees in my home but 125 in the attic (thanks, meat thermometer!).

- While the opening is somewhat standard, if not kinda small, I'm open to opening it up since even moderately sized storage tubs are just about the size of the opening.
- I know in order to put plywood down, I'll have to move a lot of the cellulose as its laid well above the joists. What I don't know are the nuances of how much of / should the cellulose be "tamped" down vs removing the excess.

https://preview.redd.it/xu4ctee7mz3f1.jpg?width=707&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10749ed188a568fab0c50a37fa117bb7a22bcfbb

https://preview.redd.it/xplzd5f7mz3f1.jpg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0769d8bfac757fc09728bedf8d7ff95c5add7f5a

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