Your attic can be a convenient place to store things you won't be needing for a while, but you need attic stairs to access this space. If you don't have space to build a full staircase, purchase a kit of pre-built, pull-down stairs and then follow these steps. You will need the...
Step 2: Attach plywood to form slide We attached the two lengths with 3 long metal mending plates. We placed the seam between two stairs, about a 1/4 of the way down, so that the plates didn’t make the slide sit up on the stair edges – you want all of the slide bottom surface...
The stairs you pull down to enter your attic must also be insulated. Some excellent options provide an insulated cover that can be put at the base of the top of the stairs opening. An insulation cover will protect much of the heat from entering the attic. This, of course, will also all...
Watch out for roadblocks.Many households have multiple litter boxes. But they all end up on one floor of a multi-level home or in rooms down a single hallway. That means access to all boxes can be blocked if something is happening near the stairs or in the hallway. This is particularly ...
embarrassing to have to wear the same thing over and over. I had a neighbor who decided to get rid of some of her stuff and she gave me a whole wardrobe full of clothes. It meant so much to me that I wanted to sit down and cry. This has happened to me many times over the ...
Your attic needs to be easily accessible to fulfill its function well. Pull-down stairs won’t be appropriate in this case, and you’ll need a permanent staircase. You also have to decide where the loft stairs will begin and check how much space they will need. If you decide to build ...
If you are looking for a fast solution for how to get rid of rats and mice in your house, you’ve come to the right place. The experts at Western know the telltale signs of these pests: Noise –Most rodents are nocturnal, so you may hear gnawing or scurrying sounds from attics, dr...
Convenience - Central vacuums eliminate the need to carry a heavy unit from room to room or up and down the stairs. There are no cords to trip over, and your power brush can be inserted right into the wall inlet locations that you choose, instead of into pre-determined electrical outlets...
One of my kids recently decided that it would be a good idea to ride down the stairs in a plastic bin and crash into the wall at the end of the stairs. Thankfully they weren’t hurt, but I can’t say the same for my wall! I have a rather large hole that I need to fix, but...
through electrical receptacles and switches mounted on exterior walls; and around fireplaces, laundry chutes, attic hatchway doors and pull-down stairways, whole-house fan installations, and pipe and wire chases. A homeowner can go a long way toward increasing energy efficiency by locating and seal...