Folding ladder to the attic with your own hands

The installation of a folding ladder allows you to save a lot of space in the house. It is easy to fold and clean. Additionally protected by a sunroof. Mounted stairs to the attic with their own hands quickly and easily. The contractor will need to purchase the ladder itself, prefabricated railing and decorative frame for the hatch.

Performing preparatory works

First of all, the performer must dismantle the old ladder.

In addition, the old decorative frame is removed, the staircase framing is located inside the passage. The next step will be the fixing of the new ladder in the assembled state. This will easily raise it to the attic and start fitting.

After lifting a new product, you need to check the height of its location. It is important to take into account that the hatch should not rest on the folding ladder when closing. The assembled structure should be fixed on auxiliary slats - long rails.

Then it needs to be lowered into the opening, pre-inserting under the rails of the support. If it is necessary to lift the product higher, additional wedges should be used.

After the folding ladder to the attic will be properly set up on the supports, it should be decomposed.

Step-by-step installation instructions for the loft

The first step of the installation will be fixation of the boards that will serve as a frame. To qualitatively anchor them, small racks should be placed under them.

As soon as the installation is complete, make sure that the staircase is correctly positioned, easy and convenient to open the hatch.

Then the work is carried out according to the following instruction:

1. The top part of the attic ladder is aligned with special fasteners.

2. The distance from the middle block to the floor is measured. It is important to set the required length of the last section.

3. The required distance is measured on the lower section, the excess length is cut.

4. At the ends of the ladder, plastic feet are mounted.

5. The correctness of laying the ladder( there should be no corners between the individual sections) is checked.

Also with the help of special fastenings it is possible to put a ladder on a height that it is tightly pressed to a floor.

6. The voids between the frame and the walls of the opening are blown with a mounting foam.

7. Around the passage the rails are mounted( the optimum height is 95 cm).

Special attention should be paid to the installation of the handrail. They need to be securely fixed.

First, attach them to the frame, and then screw it to the floor using metal spacers( only for the two front elements).

This stage is demonstrated on the attached photos. It is important to consider that the length of all vertical elements should be the same. In addition, a level is used to verify the accuracy of the crossbeams. When all the rails are installed, it is recommended to carry out an additional cross-beam connection with the vertical components.

The final stages of the

When all elements are installed and the quality of their work is checked, you can proceed with the installation of the decorative frame. It will allow to give a neat appearance of the prepared structure. Thanks to the frame, the color of which completely coincides with the color of the hatch, the prepared interior element will not stand out.

Carrying out the work on the above instructions and supporting video materials will take no more than a day, but the result will be really high-quality.

In addition, the owner must take care of the normal ventilation of the attic and no problems with the roof. Increased moisture, dampness will adversely affect the state of the folding wooden staircase and lead to its rapid breakdown. Similar problems need to be eliminated in advance.

Video assembly of a folding ladder to the attic with their own hands