How To Install Stairs To Attic

How to install a folding attic ladder step 1.

How to install stairs to attic.

Stand the assembled staircase in the opening and have someone support the base as you climb up part way. We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. Framing the opening starts with marking an outline on the ceiling based. Using a reciprocating saw start your cut by lightly tapping the blade into the drywall and cut along the chalk.

Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer. Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw.

Determine the area where you want to place your stairs. Once you re in the attic locate the screw. Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed. Cut around ceiling trim with a utility knife.

Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder. How to install an attic ladder. When you find it remove the insulation from the area and determine. 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.

Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic. Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1. Measure and cut. Functional pull down attic stairs come as a unit that s ready to install in a framed opening in the ceiling below the attic.

Snap a chalk line between the two. Next using an electric drill pop a screw up through the drywall in the ceiling. Cutting and bracing a new hole. How to install an attic ladder step 1.