But if your home has folding pull-down attic stairs ... and insulate these areas. When attic stairs are installed, a large hole (approximately 10 square feet) is created in your ceiling.

A do-it-yourselfer with average skills can install pull-down stairs for an attic. There are tricky parts to the project, however, and it takes careful planning. You will need a helper, and you ...

Dear Kristin: People most often use step ladders to get up into the attic ... you pull it down from the ceiling opening. The typical rough opening size for folding stairs is about 2 feet by ...

The unused attic space in their new 1,000-square-foot ... only a pull-down, attic ladder – locating a new staircase presented the next challenge. Second floor stairs are usually over cellar ...

Current owners have a partial wood deck on the roof. it’s nice, but the access to the roof is via attic stairs in the hallway that pull down with a string. What kind of stairs could I put in as an ...

Climbing up these pull-down attic stairs revealed an interesting find. Look closely around the perimeter of this hatch opening, and you can probably spot the NM cable stapled along the top of the ...