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red vette mike

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Hello Folks: I am about to start on my garage project (30x54w 12' ceiling). I want to floor the attic space. My question is about pull down stairs. Can you buy a set of these that would work with a 12' ceiling height? Also, is there such a thing as a 'doublewide' set of these stairs? Thanks for any advise.
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logical

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Werner makes a 12' alluminum unit that requires a 25" rough opening....never seen a double wide from anybody. HD or Lowes can special order the Werner unit. With the space you have...have you considered a permanent stairs? You can store stuff under it and not really lose much floor space.
 

Runs With Scissors

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Howdy Mike,

I just installed one of these in my shop to make better use of wasted attic....

http://www.wernerladder.com/newprods/s2200.php

It is the unit that logical mentioned.

As he said, I've not seen a double wide unit that was not homemade.

I thought this ladder would seem aweful narrow as I plan on hauling some fairly large things up and down it.

I find that the size of the ladder is fine. It is well constructed and a whole lot more stable than the wooden version in my old garage. The handrail on the aluminum one is nearly nonexistant.

I had some difficulty pushing large items ahead of me and finding that little rail at the same time so I rigged up a rope and pulley sytem.

Now I just tie onto whatever is going into the attic, get in the attic myself and haul it up, then swing it over to the floor once up there.

Beats falling over backwards and having whatever I was hauling remind me that I just fell over backwards!

Hope this helps.
 

gary whipple

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Here is a pic of my Werner staires for 10' ceiling. Got it at Lowes.

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logical

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Runs With Scissors said:
Howdy Mike,

I just installed one of these in my shop to make better use of wasted attic....

http://www.wernerladder.com/newprods/s2200.php

It is the unit that logical mentioned.



Hope this helps.

Actually, I think it's this one linked below for a 12 ft ceiling. It looks a bit beefier that the 10 footer linked above...which is the one I have which fits in the 22.5 inch rough opening between 24 OC trusses:

Werner 12 footer link
 

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red vette mike said:
Hello Folks: I am about to start on my garage project (30x54w 12' ceiling). I want to floor the attic space. My question is about pull down stairs. Can you buy a set of these that would work with a 12' ceiling height? Also, is there such a thing as a 'doublewide' set of these stairs? Thanks for any advise.
Mike

http://www.garagejunkies.net/showthread.php?t=2111
 
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