It also allows us to make the frame length much longer bringing the bottom of the trapdoor closer to the ground making unfolding the bottom section of ladder.
Make my own trapdoor attic stairs.
Up in the attic slide the joist hangers onto the rods one at a time placing them at a 45 degree angle to span the frame corners.
The size of the opening you ll need to make will be in the wooden stairs kit.
You ll already have an access opening to your attic and you need to go up and see if this is suitable.
To install the stairs use two people to hold the staircase in the frame of the trapdoor and have another person go in the attic to attach the stairs.
Then thread the nuts down but don t fully tighten them image 1.
Make sure that there is enough head room to move things in and out.
Call it a scuttle trap door or attic hatch every attic needs an entrance and often it s merely a square opening in the ceiling.
If there is already a rough opening the hole may need to be adjusted to fit the stairs.
Building an attic trap door.
Manual stiras can be fitted in ceilings up to 10ft 2 9m for ceilings of up to 13ft 3 9m the custom built stira semi automatic can be installed by our experienced fitters to give safe and easy access to your attic.
After all the hangers are in place make sure there s an even gap all the way around the frame image 2.
Take the correct measurement from floor to ceiling because the stairs do come in different sizes.