Insulated Attic Walkway

If you can make the walkway 2 wide it most likely would not be necessary.

Insulated attic walkway.

I would think this could be a hazard as you would disturb the insulation might miss a step and fall through the sheetrock or trip over a hidden. Attic hatch or door. Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door. If you find leaks seal with an appropriate foam.

Do you just wade through the insulation on your inspection. Pull down stair or ladder. There is no walkway or landing in the attic. The insulation is 12 15 deep.

Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic. If conditioned air is seeping into the attic in winter it can condense it s moisture out in the cooler layers of the insulation sometimes to the point of dripping through onto the ceiling but it also increases the moisture content of the wood in the attic. I would recommend fiberglass blown in insulation rather than cellulose because it is not conducive to insects. The only means of traversing the attic is by walking the joists.

Insure there are no air leaks around plumbing vents electrical wiring or in corners. If you need a second layer of batting insulation lay it perpendicular to the first layer. With any attic insulation project an all important first step is to air seal the ceiling plane below at every electrical plumbing flue and duct penetration. The attic walkway is constructed so that sits above the horizontal chords of your attic.

This is because the horizontal chords are the strongest part of the attic. You could also lightly spray for insects over fiberglass if needed. Because of this the space is able to supporting heavy loads. If you can insulate below the floors use rock wool or fiberglass batting to the depth of the floor joists.

Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.