How To Install Stairs To Attic

Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer.

How to install stairs to attic.

Remove existing attic stairs with a reciprocating saw. Cut around ceiling trim with a utility knife. Snap a chalk line between the two. Measure and cut.

When you find it remove the insulation from the area and determine. Framing the opening starts with marking an outline on the ceiling based. Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating. Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder.

Use a reciprocating saw to cut joists and nails holding any joists that must be removed. Functional pull down attic stairs come as a unit that s ready to install in a framed opening in the ceiling below the attic. How to install an attic ladder step 1. Once you re in the attic locate the screw.

Using a reciprocating saw start your cut by lightly tapping the blade into the drywall and cut along the chalk. We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo. Stand the assembled staircase in the opening and have someone support the base as you climb up part way. Now install the top three stair treads.

Cutting and bracing a new hole. How to install an attic ladder. Mark rough opening of new fold down staircase on the ceiling joists in the attic. Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to install attic stairs. Next using an electric drill pop a screw up through the drywall in the ceiling. Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1. Grab the top of the stringers and squeeze them in until the slide bars on the header guide frame slip into the channel grooves on the outside of the stringers.