Determine the area where you want to place your stairs.
Framing attic pulldown stairs.
How do measure pull down attic stairs.
Fold down attic stairs provide convenient access to your attic without taking up space in the floor below the attic.
Roughing an opening for fold down attic stairs.
Wood framing works particularly well for attics and is easy to install before an attic pull ladder kit.
25 1 2 x 64 often used for a longer pull down ladder attic access from a higher than standard ceiling.
Standard rough openings for typical attic pull down stairs.
25 x 54 most common small width pull down attic stair.
Build a finished frame out of 1x8s to fit snugly into the opening.
30 x 54 for the largest width pull down stairway.
Lower the frame down onto the cleats from above then fasten it to the framing with 16d nails or 1 4 inch diameter 3 inch lag screws.
Figuring out the angle of cut and the length of the lower stair section is the hard part and the installation guides aren t much help.
I install pulldown attic stairs in half the homes i build.
You ll then use the ceiling joists to determine the final location.
The width and length of the rough opening and the ceiling height.
Installing temporary support boards will also make the installation process easier.
The easy part is framing the rough opening in the ceiling and hanging the stairs.
In new installations a rough.
Construct the opening frame photo by karim shamsi basha.
22 1 2 x 54 for the smallest pull down stairway.
Temporarily screw a pair of 1x3 cleats to the ceiling across the rough opening.
Installing temporary support boards will also make the installation process easier.