Ceiling staircase with your own hands

Attic in private homes are often used for various purposes, mainly for storing things that will not be needed in the near future. Access to this room is provided through a special hatch in the ceiling of one of the rooms at home. To climb the attic to the stairs.

Designs of stairs

There are several types of stairs:

1. Potted. The easiest option. The manufacture of such a design does not take much time and effort. It is enough to connect two boards using several bars (steps) and the staircase is ready. However, at the same time, the gear staircase should have a reliable emphasis on the design of the hatch, which requires a significant height. For its storage, there is a lot of space, and if you use a attic often, it is necessary to store it nearby. Typically, such ladders have a sufficiently large weight, which limits its constant movement.
2. Step. Used not only to access the attic, but also for other works. The stepladders are more convenient, however, for these purposes, very high models are needed. In comparison with the withdrawal stairs, more weight and more complex design are larger.
3. Monolithic stairs. If the ceiling height is more than 3.5 meters, no design except the monolithic will fit. Provide sufficient strength and rigidity at such a length will simply not really. In such cases, screw or stepping staircase marches are manufactured.
4. Folding or "ceiling stairs". A more modern and complex device. Such a staircase is installed on the ceiling hatch. When opening the latter, the staircase is unfolded, providing free access to the attic. Such models are most preferred, since they do not occupy a lot of space (on the fact the staircase is hidden), easily listed in the "working" position.

Now it is not difficult to buy a ceiling staircase. In almost every construction hypermarket, various ladder layout and technology are sold. If the ceiling height is not standard, the staircase can be made to order.

If there is a necessary tool and fastener and carpentry skills, such a product can be made independently. About how to make the ceiling ladder with your own hands - Next.

Types of ceiling stairs

Ceiling stairs exist several species, depending on the design.

1. Scissor staircase. It received its name thanks to the similarity of its mechanism with home instruments. Externally, such a ladder resembles a harmonica, which is unfolded. These stairs are performed only from metal. The disadvantage of such a model is that the metal starts to creak over time, and with poor-quality assembly, the creaking appears from the beginning of operation. The advantage of such a staircase is the price, it is not too high in comparison with other models.
2. Telescopic staircase in the attic. It is made of a variety of aluminum sections, which fold one to another. Due to the use of aluminum have low weight and sufficient strength. However, they do not use very popular, so it's quite difficult to find them in the domestic market.
3. A folding staircase. This is quite exotic models. The meaning of such a staircase is that in the assembled state, it hides in a niche in the wall, and if necessary, it just gets from there. The low popularity of such models is due to the complexity of manufacture, and, accordingly, and high price.
4. Ceiling stairs (folding) and hinged stairs. Consist of several sections that are laid out when the staircase is driven into a working state. The first section is fixedly attached to the hatch cap, and other sections are connected to it. The mobility of the sectional staircase provide hinges and special loops. Such models are the most popular, as it is relatively inexpensive, have a margin of strength and long service life.

Making a sectional staircase with their own hands. Luke

Luke is the main part of the sectional staircase. He is the basis for her and hides it under the ceiling.

For the manufacture of hatch you will need:

• Wooden timing secting 50x50 mm.
• A piece of plywood with a thickness of 8-10 mm. It is desirable that there was a whole leaf.

The first thing is manufactured by Luke Rama. For this, two long pieces and two short brusca are connected to each other. The connection is made in the groove. To do this, at the ends of the bars are made of propelles in half, they are lubricated with PVA liner or other, which is used for the adhesive of the tree, and fastened with self-draws. In order for between the bars there was a straight angle, they are fixed by temporary jams from the fiberboard.

The size of the hatch must be 7-8 mm less than the size of the staircase. This gap should be enough for its normal closing, but its size will not affect heat in the house.

In order for the hatch to be fixed in a closed position, a latch is installed on it. The usual latch, which is used for interior doors. It will open with a long hexagon that will hold the hatch from the fall and help it close.

Making a ceiling hatch opening mechanism with a staircase

This mechanism should not only help the hatch open, but also fix it at a certain angle. The opening mechanism can be bought in a construction store, but if there are several pieces of corner and steel strip in the presence, it can be done independently.

Procedure for work:

1. A hinged pair is manufactured, from two segments of the corners that are joined by one shelf, and others are directed in different directions, and two steel strips of various lengths that are directly connected. Compound bolted, bolt M10, Nut is located on a hinge. Couple cruise is not fully tightened to ensure mobility hinge.
2. Strips are cut to make their ends prevent installation.
3. Next in the corner, which will be attached to the ceiling beam, you need to make a cut at an angle. The angle should be equal to the angle of opening the hatch cover. This work is carried out with the help of an electric bike or a grinder. Now the corner that will be attached to the hatch lid will unfold and rest in the other at the necessary angle.
4. When the first hinged pair is ready, the second is manufactured. Details for it are cut and drilled by the template of the first part. To do this, they can be copped with clamps.
5. Now, when two parts are ready, they are installed on the cover of the hatch and fasten to the beams of overlapping. Thus, the normal operation of the cover is checked.
6. Next is made another hinge mechanism that will work on maintaining the entire design. For its manufacture, two strips of steel are needed. One of them will be connected to the hatch cover through a stubborn corner, the other to the beams of overlapping.
7. By the end of one of the bands, a piece of metal is welded, which will serve as an emphasis for another strip. Then the bands are pairwise connected using a bolted connection. Thanks to these mechanisms, with the opened hatch, its weight will be distributed on both hinge pairs evenly.
8. After that, the hinges are installed on the lid. Then the fully assembled mechanism is checked for performance.

Making staircase ceiling in attic

For the manufacture of the ladder, it is necessary to choose the appropriate material. It is better to use a hard rock board with a thickness of at least 25 mm and a width of about 100 mm.

The dimensions of the staircase depends on the distance from the ceiling to the floor, and its angle of inclination. The first section of the staircase should be a length of equal length of the hatch cap. The second section of the length is equal to the first or slightly smaller, however, when folding, it should not rest in the ceiling. The length of the third section is calculated by the residual principle.

Order order:

1. On the board there are places of installation of steps. The angle of inclination should correspond to the angle of inclination of the hatch cover. In this case, it will be convenient to ride. Steps are placed on two growths, for which the boards are bonded with a scotch. Then in the places of folding sections using the feathers drill holes. It is in this place that a hinge will be installed.
2. Next, in places in the installation of hinges produce broken boards. Thus, three pairs of boards for assembling sections are obtained. By markup on the assets with the help of the chisel, recesses are made to set the steps. The step is installed in the recess and on the reverse side is fixed by a pair of screws. To give a ladder a pleasant appearance, the chamfer is removed using a mill.
3. When all three march sections are ready, they must be connected together with hinges. For their manufacture, you need 8 small steel strips (pair per hinge). A small segment of the same strip is welded to four of them. Three holes are drilled in each strip: two with a diameter of 4 mm for fastening the hinge strips to the staircase section, and one diameter of 8 mm for connecting strips to the hinge.
4. When all sections march are connected together, they must be checked for bending.
5. The next step is the ceiling staircase attached to the hatch cap using metal corners. After the installation is completed, it is necessary to check the performance of the mechanism, the length of the stairs to stand in the unfolded state on the floor.
6. If everything is in order, the design is completely disassembled and carried out anticorrosive processing. The tree is necessarily processed by an antiseptic, after which it is opened with oil, and then varnish. Metal parts are ground and painted enamel. During operation, hinged mechanisms are better lubricated with lithol. Then even under adverse operating conditions, they will serve for a long time.

Ceiling hatches with staircase: photo

Ceiling stairs: video