This part deals with framing the attic opening.
Cutting an opening to fit an attic ladder.
Locate the joists in your ceiling.
Covers how to select a location find studs measure and cut a hole install tr.
If the attic access hole is being cut for an attic ladder check the width of your ceiling joists.
If the joists are installed at 16 inches on center you will need to cut one joist and attach a.
If the ceiling joists have to modified in order to make it fit properly.
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.
In part 5 of this series using werner s instructions to install the easy access attic ladder we looked at cutting ceiling joists.
Part 6 shows you how.
Now that you ve cut your joists it s time to frame the new opening.
Make sure there are no wires pipes or ducts above the ceiling near the marked cutting.
How to install an attic ladder step 1.
How to open up access into your attic space for inspection and or insulation.
Figure 1 shows the floor or ceiling joists after the access hole has been cut to install a new flight of stairs or provide an attic access.
I would not put the attic stairs ladder assembly opening at right angles to the ceiling joists.
Inspect your attic space to determine the ideal location to install your ladder.
This way you only need to cut one of them to make the room for the rough framing opening.
Measure the width and length of the attic access opening and compare the.
Measure and mark the opening.
Make sure that there are no.
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You potentially compromise too many of the rafter cross ties by doing that.
Roughing an opening for fold down attic stairs 1.
Mark the sides based on your measurement and the table provided.
Cut out the opening.
Wear safety glasses a dust mask and work gloves before you begin cutting your rough opening.
Just mark the cut point on both sides of the ladder square it up with your speed square and use a hacksaw or reciprocating saw to cut the excess off.
Werner provides a table telling you how much to cut off each side based on your measurement.