Call it a scuttle trap door or attic hatch every attic needs an entrance and often it s merely a square opening in the ceiling.
Make my own trapdoor attic stairs.
Take the correct measurement from floor to ceiling because the stairs do come in different sizes.
Building an attic trap door.
Manual stiras can be fitted in ceilings up to 10ft 2 9m for ceilings of up to 13ft 3 9m the custom built stira semi automatic can be installed by our experienced fitters to give safe and easy access to your attic.
Start by taking off the existing trim from the trapdoor.
To install the stairs use two people to hold the staircase in the frame of the trapdoor and have another person go in the attic to attach the stairs.
Up in the attic slide the joist hangers onto the rods one at a time placing them at a 45 degree angle to span the frame corners.
If there is already a rough opening the hole may need to be adjusted to fit the stairs.
Then thread the nuts down but don t fully tighten them image 1.
It also allows us to make the frame length much longer bringing the bottom of the trapdoor closer to the ground making unfolding the bottom section of ladder.
You ll already have an access opening to your attic and you need to go up and see if this is suitable.
Bear in mind that when you re making the square to hold the stairs you shouldn t cut through more than one joist with the approval of a structural engineer.
In days long gone such openings.