Wear safety glasses a dust mask and work gloves before you begin cutting your rough opening.
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Remove trim surrounding existing opening using a hammer.
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.
The frame for the rough opening requires four sides.
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Tie ladder sections together to keep them from separating.
Alternatively work from the attic where the framing is completely visible.
Knock on the ceiling or use a stud finder to find the wood framing forming the attic floor.
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2 measure and mark the stair.
Make sure that there are no.
Attach temporary support boards to keep the ladder.
Locate the joists in your ceiling.