Albeit not designed for daily use, access hatches should be designed for convenience, especially since they lead to important locations that you may need to get to during emergencies. Access panels are built to give you a way to get to fixtures, valves, ducts, switchboards, wires, pipes, and safes installed behind your walls, ceiling, or floor. These are spaces that you don’t necessarily need access to on a daily basis. Because of the nature of their use, access hatches don’t usually have handles, frames, or knobs that protrude. Instead, they have a recessed keyhole or some locking mechanism that activates a latch release. This allows for seamless interior décor and appearance as well as uninterrupted foot traffic (for floor access panels).
Roof hatches are typically designed to provide access to a roof deck or to ductwork in the ceiling. However, there are other creative ways that you can use a roof hatch to add to your home’s function and aesthetics:
• You may choose to install your roof access hatch over unconventional areas of your home like the living room and equip the installation with a polycarbonate dome. This will allow your roof hatch to act as a skylight and provide more natural light to enter the area below. Not only does this add to your home’s aesthetics, it can also provide substantial energy savings as you get to maximize the amount of light that comes into the home.
• A louvered vent installed in the curb of your roof hatch can also provide additional ventilation in areas where you might need to let air circulate more. Potential areas for this kind of installation would be corner rooms, kitchens, and basement areas.
• Roof hatches can also be equipped with fusible links, which make them double as a smoke hatch that you can open to allow smoke to escape in case of a fire.
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