Begin to secure the ladder by pre drilling four 1 8 inch pilot holes at the top of the frame.
Framing for an attic ladder.
Use your drill and two wood screws to hold the frame of the ladder to the header of your support structure.
Leave the header from the hatchway in place and use it to form one end of the rough opening.
The house is a 1930 flat roof rowhouse so the ceiling joists just support the ceiling and don t play a role in supporting the roof.
Note that only one stringer is needed in figure 17 because the ceiling joist provides one side of the frame.
Installing a pull down attic ladder is essential for safer easier access to your attic.
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Cut a stringer to this length.
If the ceiling joist does not provide one side of the frame cut a second stringer the same length as the first one.
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Your attic floor and roof are probably framed with either trusses or with individual rafters and floor.
Measure 54 inches and tap the second nail next to the same joist image 1.
Saw through the joist s being careful not to cut through the ceiling and making sure the cut ends of the joist s are flat and vertical.
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Part 6 shows you how.
We ll show you how to cut out frame the opening then install a fo.
Measure and cut.
Now that you ve cut your joists it s time to frame the new opening.
Attic ladder kits are made to fit between existing framing in the ceiling that is the floor of.
Screw 1 4 x 2 inch hex head lag screws into the header securing the portion of.
How to install an attic ladder step 1.
Snap a chalk line between the two.
Nail a new header between the joists on the opposite end of the rough opening to complete the framing.
Climb into the attic through the opening using a step ladder and mark the edge of the opening width on top of the joists at each of the short ends.
Cut out the ceiling joist and any wood blocking that s in the opening.