Preventing Injury in the Attic

Preventing Injury in the Attic

Both home services pros and ‘do-it-yourself’ homeowners must be wary when working in an attic. It’s hot, cramped, and hazardous with regards to the potential of falling through the ceiling.

Heretofore, the common offering was a heavy, splinter-prone plywood board, with limited weight-bearing capacity. All that has changed! Now there is a substantially better and safer way to approaching that work in the attic.

Announcing the Original Attic Walkboard and Attic Safety Platform – an attic safety product that has reached a much higher bar!

How so? This new origination, The Original AtticBoard is versatile - lightweight, making it far easier to move around, which facilitates safe walking around the attic.

The AtticBoard can hold up to 700 pounds! How? It is composed of a 100% recycled polymer blend that in addition to being strong, it also withstands the extreme temperatures manifested in attics.

What are the other ‘injury-preventing’ advantages do the Original AtticBoard provide? One is the unique dimensions, which are purposely designed to be laid over two 24-inch on-center joists or three 16-inch on-center joists lengthwise, or even span two 16-inch on-center joists width wise.

Essentially, what it does is create an ‘attic catwalk’ to traverse the joists, and an ‘attic platform’ for performing a multitude of postures – standing, crouching, kneeling, sitting or lying down. No more having to dangerously balance on joists.

The Original Attic Walkboard is perfectly designed for insulation contractors, HVAC technicians, plumbers, pest control professionals, home inspectors, and those homeowners who pride themselves on doing their own work.

Bottom line: mountains of safety, reliability, and consistent usability in a variety of possibilities makes the AtticBoard a must-have premier tool in your attic improvement arsenal.

And, it is made in the USA, so availability is never a concern. Furthermore, the Original AtticBoard is made from 100% recycled materials so that not only do you get a great product to keep the attic worker safe and more efficient, but you are also helping the environment!

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