Shut the attic door once you and your partner are in the attic.
Pull down attic door stuck.
From loose jambs gaps in the ceiling squeaky springs and cheap hardware to problems with the ladder itself a number of things might need to be constantly maintained.
In order to get the door to close we have to bend the arm back in as much as we can and hook the spring back over the bracket at the top.
The arm on that side looks like it s bent out.
It is not opening and i can t get into the loft to see what is wrong.
Because of this a set of pull down attic stairs is the best way to reach the attic.
There are however problems that could arise with attic stairs.
Has anyone please got any suggestions on how to deal with this except drilling a large hole through the door.
Now it s time to make a handle to access your new eye hook.
Inspect the brackets at the door hinge where the springs attach to the attic door frame.
In the house the only evidence of the stairs is a string dangling down.
We have a pull down attic wood ladder with heavy duty springs on each side.
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However sometimes things just don t go as expected.
I store the dowel pull in the bathroom closet so it s easy to find when i need it.
Wherever the piece of paper gets stuck is the problem area.
I can use the dowel to pull down the attic door from its new hook instead of having that dirty string hanging there all the time.
When built correctly the stairs are concealed within the attic itself.
The paper should glide smoothly around most of the door.
Can t take the hinges off as these are also above the door.
You may have to use a drill to make your hole slightly bigger if your eye bolt won t fit.
On one side the spring always comes off its bracket when the door opens.
Using the new eye bolt push it through the same hole the cord was in and tighten the bolt firmly on the inside of the stairs.
If they are loose tighten them up as much as possible using either a wrench or screwdriver depending on your attic ladder model s attachment type.
Grab your dowel and your screw hook.
It s hidden away and no more ugly cord.
This is very useful if you can t determine where the door is sticking by physically examining it.
