[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by laryb

When we had the house inspected for the end of our warranty, the inspector told us if we should install attic stairs (and we did), we should put the drywall door back up. He said the door is fire-rated and to leave the plywood door up would cause an unsafe situation. I would imagine that leaving the door open and having a fan running in the attic could cause a chimney effect in the event of a fire. With that being said, I will probably crack open the attic stairs myself, but I won't go to bed with it open. I'm not an expert, so maybe some retired firefighters or inspectors can give their opinion.

We have a solar attic fan and it does cool off the garage.