How to install a folding attic ladder step 1.
Framing opening attic ladder.
Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer.
Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.
Knock on the ceiling or use a stud finder to find the wood framing forming the attic floor.
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Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder.
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The frame for the rough opening requires four sides.
Alternatively work from the attic where the framing is completely visible.
Locate the joists in your ceiling.
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The headers make up two of those sides.
Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating.
Inspect your attic space to determine the ideal location to install your ladder.
Make sure that there are no.
If your ceiling joists are spaced so that they make up the other two sides of the rough opening check the opening for squareness by measuring across the diagonals.
Roughing an opening for fold down attic stairs 1.
Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw.