How To Install Attic Stairs Folding
Do not open the stairway until instructed to do so on page 3.
How to install attic stairs folding. Install a folding ladder for easy access to the attic. How to expand a trapdoor for installing stairs begin a trapdoor construction process by framing out the trapdoor opening to make space for the stairs. Foldaway stairs also known as pull down folding stairs are designed to make it easier to access your attic. This stairway is completely assembled and ready for installation.
Labor costs vary by individual or business and range from 240 to 425 for the entire project. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. Things that would increase prices include removal of an existing set of stairs structural modifications and the moving of wiring air ducts and piping. How to install an attic ladder.
Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed. Folding attic stairway installation instructions for residential use only important read this first before installing your new folding attic stairway read and understand the following. Use a hacksaw if the ladder is metal and a wood saw if the ladder is wood images 2 and 3. A step by step process to remove the old attic ladder and install a new one.
Do not disassemble it to install. Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic. If the ladder legs are too long fold the ladder at the lowest joint and measure from the hinge to the floor image 1. Labor cost to install pull down attic stairs.
Unfold the lowest section of the ladder and cut the straight legs just enough for the feet to sit correctly on the floor.