How To Make Stairs For Attic
If you don t plan to make the top step.
How to make stairs for attic. Cut three stair stringers from 2 x 12 lumber to accommodate a 3 1 2 stair height. Stair kits for bat attic deck garage loft ideas and inspiration garage loft ideas and inspiration stairs that disear this old house how to build folding loft stairs. This is a staircase that we built at our workplace very sturdy design only took a few hours to cons. Bear in mind that when you re making the square to hold the stairs you shouldn t cut through more than one joist with the approval of a structural engineer.
The size of the opening you ll need to make will be in the wooden stairs kit. Purchase ready made treads or use plywood to cut treads for the steps. For each stair cut 10 treads from 2 x 10 lumber and 7 risers from osb sheets. This is also called the total rise.
July 9 2018 by zamira leave a comment. Building stairs to attic in garage. You ll already have an access opening to your attic and you need to go up and see if this is suitable. Garage stair stringers by fast stairs.
Once you have the pieces use a nail gun to secure them to the floor and the attic opening. Measure the height of the area where you will install the stairs. Step 3 create treads and risers. Making the preliminary measurements.
You may ask at the carpentry shop to cut the stringers for you. Cut a notch in the bottom of the stringers to fit over a piece of 2 x 4 lumber making sure to cut the notch in the same place on each stringer.