There is a much better and more economical solution to sealing and insulating the attic stairs or attic ladders. The Attic LadderMate cover from McCoy Building Products installs inside the room over the attic ladder door. Eliminates the finish trim on new ladder installations. Go to www.Insulated-Covers.com for more information!

At Princeton University we strive to be good stewards of the environment. We are always seeking ways to make our buildings more energy efficient while reducing our carbon footprint. Do not be swayed by competitors like the one listed below. Our team of Engineers and Maintenance liaisons has reviewed the Energy Guardian against the competition. We have found that the Energy Guardian is the only product on the market that comes close to meeting the insulating value of our attic’s insulation. A simple analogy: why insulate a window opening with a piece of Plexiglas (the Attic Ladder Mate) when you can use a double paned piece of low-e glass (the Energy Guardian)? Sure it gets the job done, but how can you compare a R-10 to a R-39? For us it was a no brainer... no competitor can match the R-Value. The nominal up charge is well worth the far superior R-Value which translates into better energy efficiency and ultimately to a lower carbon footprint!

I have had the Eneergy Guardian for about 4 years, one of the first. I used it to seal off my attic access located in my hall leading to my bedroom. in the past, i had noticed heat in the summer, I live in Florida, and cold when we did have a cold snap. i was looking for something simple and effective to seal off the opening and still have access to the attic. i saw the guardian and thought i would give it a try. I have been very satisfied with the results. Room comfort improved significantly and the ac and heater ran less frequently. i did not check the cost saving due the variablity in the weather, but when the ac is running less you are spending less money by default. I highly recommend this product.

We live in Las Vegas where it gets very hot in the summer. When driving in our car the temperature showed 122d Fahrenheit. The temperature in our attic in the summer also gets very hot. We increased the R rating of our attic/living space interface but noted that the area where our attic access hatch was located still tended to be warm. We installed an Energy Guardian kit over our attic access hatch and immediately noted a drop in temperature in that area. Since this is the area where our thermostat is located we noted that the a/c did not operate as often as it did before that installation. We strongly recommend the use of an Energy Guardian kit for whatever opening exists where heat will either enter the living space or leave it.
Information about the efficacy of the Energy Guardian kits should become more widely known so that more people can reduce the use of energy since global warming is a recognized problem.

Build your own for less than $50. Buy some rigid foam insulation, tape/glue insulation to the outside edges and top.

Constructing it in the attic will make it a slightly easier project.

Build your own for less than $50. Buy some rigid foam insulation, form a rectangular box, then tape/glue r-30 faced insulation to the outside edges and top.

Constructing it in the attic will make it a slightly easier project.

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I like this, but I'm not sure how it can be R39. The foam she's holding appears to be about 2-3 inches thick. 4 at the most. 4 inch foam would usually give an R value of about 20. They sell 2 inch thick foam that gives R value of 10. So two of these would make 20. But this is claiming an R value of near 40. It would require 8 inches of foam to do that. Can you please explain how you can get R39 from that foam?

It still seems like a lot of R value, but perhaps it's the polystyrene that makes it better, which I missed the first time I read it...

It looks extraordinarily unsafe.

Exiting and entering an attic staircase is already extremely unsafe. And to that peril, you think it's wise to add a nearly foot-high obstruction?

Really?

This system may meet energy codes, but possibly at cost of life or limb.