How To Install Stairs To Attic

Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic.

How to install stairs to attic.

How to install an attic ladder step 1. How to install an attic ladder. Cut around ceiling trim with a utility knife. Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.

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. Stand the assembled staircase in the opening and have someone support the base as you climb up part way. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder.

Snap a chalk line between the two. Cutting and bracing a new hole. Determine the area where you want to place your stairs. When you find it remove the insulation from the area and determine.

Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer. Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating. Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1. Framing the opening starts with marking an outline on the ceiling based.

We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. A step by step process to remove the old attic ladder and install a new one. Using a reciprocating saw start your cut by lightly tapping the blade into the drywall and cut along the chalk. Once you re in the attic locate the screw.

Now install the top three stair treads. 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. Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed.