Independent manufacture of rope stairs

The rope staircase is a very convenient device. True, it is usually thinking about his acquisition already when it is necessary to climb into the attic or go down to the pit. But it is better to take care of this in advance. For example, the rope staircase can be ordered in the online store of dacha and garden equipment Klondike. But more interesting and cheaper to make it with your own hands.

To begin with, let's analyze why such a rope staircase may need.

Scope of the rope ladder

1. As a sports equipment. This projectile will perfectly complement the Swedish wall of the house or the horizontal bar in the yard.
2. For household needs. Do you need to get into the attic or clean the well? The rope staircase will help you with this.
3. Rope staircase game for children. The perfect option for developing moving games. Improves orientation in space, dexterity, flexibility and motility hands.
4. As a means of salvation (ladder Rope rescue LAN).

Many will say: "Why complicate? After all, there are wooden stairs and metal stepladers? " But the rope ladders have indisputable advantages.

How is the rope staircase better wooden or metal?

• Low weight. There is no need to look for a strong man to move the staircase in the right place. Even the kid can cope with this task.
• Ease of storage. This design is quite compact and occupies a bit of place.

• Easy making rope staircase with their own hands. A little diligence, time and accuracy is everything you need to create a rope ladder (except for materials, of course).
• Cheapness. All materials for the manufacture of the rope staircase are inexpensive, or even at all, dust somewhere in the attic.

So, how to make a rope staircase with your own hands, and what nuances do you need to take into account? Let's deal with together.

What can be a rope for such a staircase

1. Cotton twine.
2. Rope from synthetic fibers, such as Kapron, Polypropylene, Nylon, Loven, etc.
3. Twisted harness from natural linsers or hemp fibers.

From which the steps can be made

1. From plastic. Such ready-made steps can be found in building stores.
2. From wood (ready-made bars or painted specifically, or just the same pieces of conventional branches).
3. Metal. Metal should be easy, but strong so that the steps are not bent under the weight of a person.
4. From the rope. Such steps practiced on ships using special weaving methods from ropes for their manufacture.

Creating a rope ladder do it yourself

What materials and tools will be needed?

1. Wood bars for steps. The cross section of the perfect bar is 6x4 cm, length - 35 cm. They can be purchased in a construction store. Although, you can cut them from cuttings for gardening inventory. You can also make the steps from suitable branches that you will find in the nearest forest bel. The main thing here is to remember that such a part of the branch should withstand human weight (preferably and adult too). Therefore, you need strong and not rotten samples.
2. Sandpaper.
3. Olife, antiseptic.
4. Rope with a cross-sectional diameter of at least 1.5 cm made of durable soft fibers. The length of the rope must be 2 times larger than the length of the final product.
5. Fastening. This is the case if the staircase is planned to attach to the roof or wall.
6. Drill and drill.

Preparation for work

• Cut the blanks for the steps of the desired size.
• Carefully passch each workpiece with sandpaper.
• Imprete bars antiseptic and olifa.
• Drill holes from two sides in each step, retreating from the edge of 3-5 cm. In case you plan to make a staircase with the use of marine nodes, then the holes are not needed.
• To control the distance between the steps, make a sample: Speak on a wide board two vehicles with a length of 10-12 cm. The distance between the bars will serve as a basic sample and simplifies the process of assembling the steps.
• Cut the rope into two equal parts.
• Tie on each part of the rope along a strong node from one end.

Manufacturing process

In the manufacture of the rope staircase, it is important to know that the perfect distance between the steps for adults is 30 cm, for children - 25 cm.

1. Take the rope in the drilled holes.
2. Secure it with a strong knot after 25-30 cm from the beginning.
3. Repeat this operation every 25-30 cm until the rope is over.
4. At the upper ends of the rope, attach the Karabina, which will make it easier for you to further place the stairs.
5. The lower ends of the rope is connected with one node

Knots

• Sea node or knot Constructor. This node is quite reliable, withstands the weight of an adult. For such nodes, drilled holes are not needed, it is enough to make a remission for a rope with a knife or file.

• If you are not a "sea wolf" and with complex nodes you have problems, you can go in a simple way. In the place of the rope, where you need to do the stage, make one simple knot, thread the rope into the hole in the step and make another same nodule. Everything. The step is fixed. It is only necessary to monitor the symmetry of these nodes on both pieces of the rope to avoid the distortion.

To extend the life of the stairs and avoid cracking of the steps, special protective rings from the required diameter, prepared in advance, can be applied to their edges.

If a wide staircase is needed, the larger bars are taken for steps. At the same time, the steps are drilled in the middle of the middle in the middle, and they felt the third piece of the rope into such holes.