Pull down stairs or other hatches providing access to shared attic space should conform to modern firewall requirements and these stairs do not.
How to make attic stairs fire rated.
The fakro lsf metal attic ladder is a fire rated and insulated ladder that can serve as a fire block.
Not cheap and they far exceed the equivalency requirement.
Once the framing is complete just apply 5 8inch fire rated drywall then mud and tape the joints.
The ladder is fully made of metal it has 9 steps and features a load limit of 350 lb.
You need to buy a 26 guage metal plate cut to.
The insurance adjuster can come and claim that the access ladder was not as per code as it let the fire spread into the attic and decline your claim.
The fakro lsf fire resistant attic ladder provides easy and safe access to the attic and at the same time serves as a fire block during a fire inside the building.
Deciding on whether to install a fire rated attic ladder is a critical choice.
A modern system of folding the ladder enables the ladder to be folded to smaller lengths and therefore allows smaller sizes of loft hatch to be achieved.
Precision ladders llc in morristown tn precision ladders llc manufactures a 2 hour fire rated attic access folding stairway.
This unit named the super simplex disappearing stairway was tested by intertek and granted a warnock hersey label.
It pays for every homeowner to be aware of the benefits of fire rated ladders for attics.
The hatch is manufactured with the use of fireproof materials and is equipped with a gasket that expands under extreme heat.
1 there are fire rated attic ladders on the market starting at about 800 installation.
2 you can construct a firewall in the attic separating the garage attic from the house attic.
Recommend replacing the existing stairs with fire rated stairs or consulting your local fire marshal for more options i also include a definition of shared attic space below the comment narrative.