Installing temporary support boards will also make the installation process easier.
Framing attic pulldown stairs.
You ll need at least three critical measurements.
Fold down attic stairs provide convenient access to your attic without taking up space in the floor below the attic.
Build a finished frame out of 1x8s to fit snugly into the opening.
Roughing an opening for fold down attic stairs.
Measure the rough opening s width and length in three different spots at the top and bottom of the framing.
I install pulldown attic stairs in half the homes i build.
You ll then use the ceiling joists to determine the final location.
How do measure pull down attic stairs.
Wood framing works particularly well for attics and is easy to install before an attic pull ladder kit.
25 x 54 most common small width pull down attic stair.
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.
In new installations a rough.
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.
Standard rough openings for typical attic pull down stairs.
30 x 54 for the largest width pull down stairway.
25 1 2 x 64 often used for a longer pull down ladder attic access from a higher than standard ceiling.
Next using an electric drill pop a screw up through the drywall in the ceiling as a reference point so that when you go up in the attic you ll be able to locate it and find the general location of the attic stair.
Construct the opening frame photo by karim shamsi basha.
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.
Determine the area where you want to place your stairs.