Do-it-yourself attic stairs: video instructions on how to make, fittings, drawings, dimensions, price, photo

Look at the presented designs for sale, they are quite accessible for understanding the assembly and operation algorithms. And the question of how to make an attic staircase with your own hands is already even acquiring quite tangible concrete solutions.

The dimensions of the attic stairs must be strictly adjusted to the height of the floor and the angle of inclination.

Content

We analyze and implement

To make attic stairs with your own hands, you need to have a good design ingenuity, although the task is not difficult.

Indeed, what we see and try to evaluate what we can and will do:

a hole in the ceiling, well, or in the floor of the attic - this is done, only here:
- everything needs to be accurately calculated with respect to floor rafters and the future size of the hatch;
- do not forget to strengthen the hole itself if it was not possible to accurately tie it to the rafters, and this is rarely possible.
the hatch itself - let's assume that the hatch box and the hatch are purchased, which means that there is an instruction for installing it, then there should be no problems;
and, finally, the stairs themselves:
- made in the form of a single structure and coordinate the length with the height of the ceiling, and the width attic stairs with hatch width - it will not be difficult;
- just cut into 3 sections - do not build sawing, except to accurately select the cut points to make 3 sections of approximately the same size;
- then install fasteners for the fixed section on the inside of the hatch;
- fix this fixed section;
- and finally, to connect all three sections with articulated joints - here you will probably have to think and choose a reliable one.

These are all the “visible” actions that need to be taken and which can be taken as the basis for future work.

Helpful advice!
Do-it-yourself staircase to the attic, indeed, it is not difficult to make, but on one indispensable condition - you must first have created a detailed drawing of the entire structure and modeled all its work.

A preliminary accurate drawing of the attic stairs with your own hands is an indispensable condition for the success of all work

A few preliminary remarks

Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to consider the following nuances:

if you chose wood as a material, then it must be well dried and have a quality of at least “A” - in other words, have no more than one knot per one and a half meters of linear length;
the calculation must be made in such a way that the hatch fasteners do not experience load when the ladder is lowered, it must rest confidently on the floor;
be sure to provide additional brackets that fix the ladder in the assembled state to guarantee 200% that when opening the hatch from below, it will not spontaneously open under any circumstances;
very carefully approach the choice of fasteners and accessories; fittings for attic stairs are an important element of the safety of the structure.

Helpful advice!
We advise you to install a handrail on the hatch parallel to the immobility of the section on one or even on both sides.
It is necessary to provide handrails in advance, even before the manufacture of the stairs, they will require a reduction in its width.

Work progress

The entire course of work on the installation of the proposed wooden model can be divided into 8 stages.

First and second stages

Work is carried out from below:

First install the auxiliary beams (i). There are two mounting methods available:

A - directly to the ceiling, and
B - through a gasket, the thickness of which will depend on the size of the protrusion of the hatch structure below the horizontal of the ceiling.
A - check right angles, and
B - the quality of fastening from four inner sides.

Then we control the preliminary fastening of the hatch box:

The first and second stages of installation (instructions in the text)

Third and fourth

Installation work:

We outline a straight line on the inside of the hatch and points for the screws for fixing the plates;
We fasten the plates with one side to the surface of the hatch;
Having attached the ladder, we strictly align the points for the screws on the other side;
We fix the plates on the other side strictly parallel to the side of the hatch and on the same level with those already installed;
We insert a ladder between the plates and fix it with screws through the holes in the plates;
Next, we dock the two remaining parts of the stairs with each other using a swivel joint.

The third and fourth stages - installation and test work

Fifth and sixth

Adjustments:

First, it is necessary to adjust the strict parallelism of the placement of the fixed part of the ladder on the hatch;
Then, the quality of the articulation;
Upon completion, we coordinate the length of the stairs with the height of the room, simply sawing off the excess at the bottom.

Helpful advice!

The stronger the slope of the stairs, the stronger the pressure on the ceiling and the attachment points of the hatch. Ideally, when there is practically no pressure, but at the same time the ladder must touch the floor, the angle should be exactly 90 degrees. But it is quite inconvenient when lifting. Therefore, we advise you to choose an angle as close as possible to 90, but the most convenient for climbing. As practice shows, the most preferable is an angle of about 75 degrees.

Fifth and sixth stages - length alignment

seventh and eighth

Final steps:

We carry out additional height adjustments using the side corners;
Then we fix the side supports of the attic stairs.

The seventh and eighth stages - the completion of fastening

Helpful advice!

The progress of work on the installation of a wooden staircase in the photo is given - from its manufacture to the choice of fasteners and fixation.Please note that the work significantly depends on the chosen design of the stairs. In addition, the first section is fastened to the surface of the hatch cover - select a cover from such a material and such a thickness that they provide a very reliable fixation of the section. This is so responsible that we advise you to consider through fastening through the entire thickness of the cover.

conclusions

The design of a folding ladder to the attic is one of the most convenient. It is easy to manufacture and install, saves a lot of space. But this design is not the only possible one. If the attic area allows and everything is precisely planned, then a simpler option may be suitable. retractable up and down loft stairs - skids are needed here.

A telescopic ladder is very convenient to use, but these are already industrial options, it is quite difficult to do this yourself. But, in general, before deciding on the choice of attic stairs, you need to get acquainted with as many designs as possible, understand the installation and application procedures, and only then draw conclusions and make a choice.

The photo shows a very original version, the price of which is largely determined by the design decision

The video in this article will help draw your attention to the most important points in resolving the issue of how to make an attic staircase yourself, on which the success of all work depends.

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