How To Install Stairs To Attic

How to install a folding attic ladder step 1.

How to install stairs to attic.

Once you re in the attic locate the screw. Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic. Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw. Grab the top of the stringers and squeeze them in until the slide bars on the header guide frame slip into the channel grooves on the outside of the stringers.

Measure and cut. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. Using a reciprocating saw start your cut by lightly tapping the blade into the drywall and cut along the chalk.

Functional pull down attic stairs come as a unit that s ready to install in a framed opening in the ceiling below the attic. When you find it remove the insulation from the area and determine. Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic. Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer.

How to install an attic ladder. Cutting and bracing a new hole. Next using an electric drill pop a screw up through the drywall in the ceiling. Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1.

Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed. Stand the assembled staircase in the opening and have someone support the base as you climb up part way. Cut around ceiling trim with a utility knife. A step by step process to remove the old attic ladder and install a new one.

How to install an attic ladder step 1. Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder. Snap a chalk line between the two. Determine the area where you want to place your stairs.