Locate the joists in your ceiling.
Framing opening attic ladder.
Roughing an opening for fold down attic stairs 1.
Framing an attic opening.
Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder.
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The frame for the rough opening requires four sides.
Wear safety glasses a dust mask and work gloves before you begin cutting your rough opening.
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.
Inspect your attic space to determine the ideal location to install your ladder.
Alternatively work from the attic where the framing is completely visible.
The headers make up two of those sides.
Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.
Make sure that there are no.
Knock on the ceiling or use a stud finder to find the wood framing forming the attic floor.
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Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw.
We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo.
How to install a folding attic ladder step 1.
Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating.