How To Install Stairs To Attic

Cut around ceiling trim with a utility knife.

How to install stairs to attic.

Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating. Next using an electric drill pop a screw up through the drywall in the ceiling. 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 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1.

Using a reciprocating saw start your cut by lightly tapping the blade into the drywall and cut along the chalk. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. Functional pull down attic stairs come as a unit that s ready to install in a framed opening in the ceiling below the attic. How to install an attic ladder.

Once you re in the attic locate the screw. Framing the opening starts with marking an outline on the ceiling based. Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed. How to install an attic ladder step 1.

Determine the area where you want to place your stairs. Measure and cut. Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic. Now install the top three stair treads.

We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder. Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw. Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer.

When you find it remove the insulation from the area and determine. Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic. Stand the assembled staircase in the opening and have someone support the base as you climb up part way. How to install a folding attic ladder step 1.