Published 4 00 am pst saturday november 18 2006 framing an opening for an attic ladder.
How to access attic easier.
An attic ladder is a retracting stair that pulls down from the ceiling to give access to the attic area after that folds up into a ceiling framework off the beaten track when it is not needed.
Dana of the blog house tweaking found herself missing out on attic storage space after a remodeling project ate up what had been her fixer upper s original attic access.
The most common of these is the push up type panel that is simply drywall or plywood held in place by simple wood trims.
Not sure why we did this probably because we knew that creating the small attic access door was easy.
Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.
We had the contractors just drywall over the original attic access panel.
Anyways since we had to create the small attic access panel again i thought to take photos of the process so i could share the process with you.
We asked her to take us through the steps of installing an attic door and ladder.
Bill burnett kevin burnett.
An attic ladder makes every flounder and down from the attic less complicated quicker and also safer.
Chronicle graphic by john.
We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo.
An attic ladder is a retractable stairway that pulls down from the ceiling to provide access to attic space then folds up into a ceiling frame out of the way when it is not needed.
Never waste space that could available for storage even if you have to create your own attic access to make storage space usable.
The attic access door is often the name used to describe push up type access panels knee wall doors or any type of entry point into the attic space.
An attic ladder makes every trip up and down from the attic easier faster and safer.