Attic stairs

[Soccer918843]

Looking to get ideas for what everyone did for there stairs up to there attic in there garage?

 

[nadogail]

I shopped both Home Depot and Lowe’s and picked the stars that fit best. There was a 1/2” difference in width between the two stores.

 

[BigGarage]

Looking to get ideas for what everyone did for there stairs up to there attic in there garage?

Just simple pull-down attic stairs here.

Dennis

 

[CraigStu]

Skip the stairs. See those top 4 stairs that have the plywood ahead of them. You climb up the bottom stairs just fine and hit the first of those top 4. Suddenly your toe hits the plywood, your foot is now an inch or two back on the narrow stair tread from where it was on the step just below, and it feels like ****. Get a good step ladder and rig it so it stores pulled up to the ceiling w/ rope and, when lowered, is your attic stairs. Now you also have a step ladder for other uses so buy the better grade ladder. In our last house I did this for the 2nd time. I also rigged a plywood door to close off the opening. It hinged on the long side. The other side had a rope attached that ran up to a pulley hung from a truss. The rope had a weight on the end which made for a plywood door that you could push up w/ one finger. My ladder door was in my 16x20 shop which was added on to a standard 2 car garage. The 2 car garage had a typical pull down stair. The comparison between the two was night and day w/ the ladder being the winner.

 

[Soccer918843]

I’m looking more for permanent style hand framed and made stairs maybe something with a landing on it half way

 

[mepstein]

I used fast-stair.com
I couldn't have been happier with the product. It replaced a cheap pull down attic stair that I hated climbing when I had to move anything up and down the stairs.

 

[nafterclifen]

I hate, HATE small attic stairs and openings. So I went with the biggest I could find.

30X60
350-pound load capacity
5 1/2" deep steps

https://louisvilleladder.com/ladder...ladder-350-pound-load-capacity-s305p&id=s305p

 

[motorcycle79]

I put mine outside with a 4x4 porch at the top and another 3/4 down to turn the stairs a different direction. It is a pain with the snow in the winter but I wouldn’t want it to take up my garage space inside. I have storage trusses up there so I have all kinds of treasures stored up there. The stairs get used often.

 

[AP514]

I just did not like the stairs offered..so I did my own.

 

[twistedstang]

I went this route so I didn't take up any interior space

 

[Lennyzx11]

Here’s mine.

I want to eventually build on to this side with an extension so I built an inside stair inside my 24x24.


I didn’t want to lose floor space both above and below as my woodworking and storage stuff is upstairs and mechanic and welding stuff is downstairs. Mostly.

I found a set of galvanized stairs that came from a storage facility on Craigslist. I think I paid 100 bucks.
Initial plans were to use them outside in place of the originals but per another poster, winter weather in Vermont is a little rough occasionally so I opted to do an indoor set.

The stairs weren’t the right height for the rise I needed so I had the choice of a platform on the bottom floor or one upstairs. I didn’t want to give up the bottom floor space.

I still need to install a handrail and I use a tarp with clamps for now to block off upstairs if I only want to heat the lower floor with my wood stove. Insulation last year made a huge difference so I don’t really see that being needed often.







I managed to keep the valuable floor space under the stairs also.


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[firebirdparts]

I just built a boring staircase flat against the back wall of the shop. Like you'd expect, hand framed. It terminates at the center spine of the building, and so it just about reaches to the corner of the shop.

 

[Jackfre]

I think the approach to the stairs is dependent upon what the attic can handle from a framing/weight standpoint. I have attic trusses with a 7'Hx8'W area across a 30' span for "light" storage. 40#/sq ft. I don't want big stuff up there so I went with a 350# AL fold down ladder. It is tight in the 24" centers, but does the job as long as I don't create another post in the, "have you ever done something so stupid" post. Oh, and about that. I think it should be closed out and eliminated. Every time it pops up on the front page it just takes me back... Anyway, I cut another bay out of the storage area, mounted a winch up top and have lift platform to take the bulkier light gear up and down more safely but it still has to fit between those 24" centers. I would not want to dedicate the space for a permanent staircase.