I will be installing an attic ladder tomorrow with the help of a couple of friends, and I was wondering what the best placement is for my garage.
Attached is a diagram of my garage as it relates to the install of an attic ladder. The garage is about 21 x 21 feet. The problem is there is this stupid front entry closet that sticks into the garage a bit (right side of diagram).
If the attic ladder is installed on the house side of the garage (right side of diagram), the dark blue square, and the top is the center of the truss, there will be only about 42 inches from the end of the attic ladder assembly to the wall. I think the ladder itself will extend a bit farther, considering the 9' ceilings and the 62" suggested space (presumably for the full 10' ceiling height, though). I do not think there is going to be much space from the bottom of the ladder to the wall.
If the attic ladder is installed on the left side of the garage with the intention of landing at the center of the truss, there is about 72 inches to the wall, minus perhaps 18 to 24 inches of shelving that may be there. So similar problem. There is shelving there now, but I will probably move towards French cleats.
The front to back placement, or top to bottom in this diagram, cannot really change because moving it forward one trust means I would be right next to the lights and opener, and moving it back one truss means that it will be very close to the wall, which may have shelving or tools along it at some point.
What would you do? One idea I had was to install it on the right side of the garage, dark blue square, but move it to the left about a foot beyond the centerline.
Attached is a diagram of my garage as it relates to the install of an attic ladder. The garage is about 21 x 21 feet. The problem is there is this stupid front entry closet that sticks into the garage a bit (right side of diagram).
If the attic ladder is installed on the house side of the garage (right side of diagram), the dark blue square, and the top is the center of the truss, there will be only about 42 inches from the end of the attic ladder assembly to the wall. I think the ladder itself will extend a bit farther, considering the 9' ceilings and the 62" suggested space (presumably for the full 10' ceiling height, though). I do not think there is going to be much space from the bottom of the ladder to the wall.
If the attic ladder is installed on the left side of the garage with the intention of landing at the center of the truss, there is about 72 inches to the wall, minus perhaps 18 to 24 inches of shelving that may be there. So similar problem. There is shelving there now, but I will probably move towards French cleats.
The front to back placement, or top to bottom in this diagram, cannot really change because moving it forward one trust means I would be right next to the lights and opener, and moving it back one truss means that it will be very close to the wall, which may have shelving or tools along it at some point.
What would you do? One idea I had was to install it on the right side of the garage, dark blue square, but move it to the left about a foot beyond the centerline.
