DIY staircase

Folding attic stairs today gained wide popularity. This design combined 2 important advantages at once: saving spaces in the room due to the national team of the stairs, and secondly, the possibility of comfortable and safe access to the attic. The prefabricated staircase does not require special care, just to mount and make it without much effort with your own hands.

Description of the structure

The attic in a residential building, as a rule, is a place of storage of unnecessary things that have been accumulating there for years, and the number of them increases, or in the attic is equipped with a full -fledged additional room. And on every year the number of those who are trying to ennoble this room increases. In the old houses of the Soviet era, the entrance to the attic was usually made from the street. There was a huge stepladder under the window, which led into the attic. And already in our modern century, people began to equip attics, taking into account that they could get there, being directly in the house. This is an indispensable attribute in a private house, the attic staircase can also be used on a garage or in a workshop.

Whatever functions this room has in your house, it is realistic to get there only with the help of a staircase that will become a link between two floors.

In this case, we are talking about the ladder of an attic, folding type, which, in view of its design, takes up much space and is the most suitable option as a means of moving from the first floor to the second.

There are a wide selection of these designs in stores, but not all of them can meet the requirements of the buyer. It is much easier and cheaper to make a folding staircase with your own hands, owning skills in working with building tools, and without outside help. In this case, it is important to make the right drawing and follow its instructions.

Folding and sliding type attic stairs save free space on the lower floor, guarantee a safe rise, and also, if necessary, can be an obstacle to the penetration of children into the attic without the resolution of adults. The most durable material as the frame of the stairs can be wood, metal, as well as a combination of wood and metal. Such designs are on springs and folding, with and without handrails. The folding staircase should be stable and safe, because the distance from the lower floor to the attic often is at least 2 meters, and this is a decent height from which you can fall and get an injury.

Basic requirements for folding stairs:

• functionality;
• the staircase should have a 45-degree angle of inclination;
• light weight of the structure;
• the passage should be made of optimal width;
• ergonomicity. The folding staircase should occupy a minimum amount of space;
• environmental friendliness. The materials from which the staircase will be made must be chosen high quality;
• simplicity of extending and folding into place.

Types of attic stairs:

• wooden;
• metal;
• sliding;
• screw;
• folding.

The principle of folding the attic staircase:

• a staircase of a sliding or telescopic type;
• scissor or tick -shaped staircase;
• folding or lever staircase.

Types of stairs and their characteristics

Stairs are:

1. Outward staircase.

The folding staircase is inherently a transformer, the sliding type models have several sections, which, in turn, move out from each other. Such a staircase in folded form has a ledge from the attic. This is the most reliable type of structure that does not have control levers and withstands maximum loads.

2. Folding staircase.

The folding attic staircase consists of 3 or 4 sections. The first part is screwed to the attic hatch, and the rest of the sections are fastened to each other with lever mechanisms. The principle of operation of such a staircase is to lower the ladder using a ring or an additional lever that holds the ladder in folded form. When the staircase takes the starting position, the attic is closed with a lid on the latch and, thus, the staircase hides into the ceiling.

Folding structures can be made not only of wood, but also from aluminum. Such stairs are quite light and durable, it is easy to regulate their height. Stairs of the "accordion" type also belong to this type. They are easily attached to the ceiling and simply advanced.

Advantages of the attic staircase:

• strength and reliability. With proper fastening of the structure, it is able to withstand various loads;
• practicality;
• saving the space of the premises;
• simplicity of installation and fastening;
• aesthetic appearance of a folding attic staircase.

Production recommendations

Recommendations for the manufacture of a folding staircase with your own hands:

1. For a comfortable and safe climbing stairs, the location of its steps should be parallel to the floor.
2. Do not distribute the steps at a great distance from each other. Again, for safety reasons.
3. The most acceptable steps are 650 mm. This size is suitable for an adult.
4. When calculating the parameters, take into account the width, the wider the staircase - the more convenient to move on it to older people and children. The optimal width of the flight of stairs is 90 cm.
5. If you decide to construct a folding staircase made of wood, then select not processed material as a basis so that in the future it can be painted or varnished independently. The tree must be dried.
6. In the case of a metal frame, it should be remembered that not correctly selected elements can rust. The fasteners of metal parts differ from fasteners in a wooden staircase.
7. The folding attic can be made of both wood and metal. The tree is suitable in the case when the weight of the maximum load will not exceed 150 kg. Metal can withstand up to 250 kg.
8. The overall staircase is not suitable for a small room, this should be taken into account when planning the structure.
9. The lowered staircase must be emphasized on the floor, otherwise the fastener system will not withstand the loads and the staircase will fall.
10. It is desirable that the staircase is recorded in a collected form. Then, if the hatch lid opens, the staircase will not open and does not fall.
11. Furniture and other fasteners should be made of high -quality materials. Be sure to consider this when choosing fasteners.

DIY staircase

Before making a folding staircase, it is necessary to decide on the dimensions of the structure and its location. I mean whether a staircase or indoor will be on the street.

Take measurements of the ceiling, its height. Write out all small details on a sheet of paper: the parameters of the railing, steps and so on.

The drawing below shows the location of our attic staircase. In this case, it will be attached to the wall, and not to the ceiling.

Materials for making a folding staircase with your own hands:

• for Kosouors, you will need 2 timber beams 3 m long.;
• 2 beams of the corresponding width of the stairs;
• 4 metal door loops;
• boards;
• bars made of wood for a step.

Do -it -yourself manufacturing technology for a folding staircase:

1. Measure the distance from the ceiling to the floor, as well as the angle of inclination of the stairs. For example: height - 2.4 m, angle - 30 ^O. Having calculated the total length of the structure, the length turned out to be 2.9 m.
2. You can make a staircase yourself, or you can use the finished or a used staircase. In this case, it is necessary to cut the wooden staircase into two. The lower part should be shorter than the upper one, so the staircase will be more convenient to fold. Cut about 2/5 of the total length.
3. Under the opening in the ceiling, fix 2 short bar, which must correspond to the width of the existing stairs. Combine these bars with loops and after that, to the second bar, which is closer to the wall, attach the upper part (half) of the stairs.
4. To make the design stronger, cross the diagonals with bars.
5. To the upper section using metal loops, attach the lower section, which is shorter. Carefully fasten the loops and check so that the staircase folds in the right direction.
6. So, our staircase is folding. Fold it in half and fix it on the wall crocheted. Moreover, the hook must be attached to the lower part of the stairs folded and attached to the wall. Put the loop on Kosouur, cut it above the place.
7. To avoid sliding steps, make rubber gaskets on them.
8. A simple folding staircase for the attic is ready. Its main drawback is the appearance, since all fasteners and bars are visible on the surface. But still, such a staircase is a convenient tool for a comfortable rise to the attic and descent from it.

Standards for making a folding staircase

Popular standards:

1. The width of the march should be from 70 to 105 cm.
2. The height of the stairs should not be more than 3.5 m, due to the fact that too high stairs have small rigidity. Yes, and falling from such a height is much more painful.
3. The number of steps is up to 15 pcs., No more.
4. The optimal distance between the steps is 20 cm.
5. The thickness of the steps is from 1.8 to 2.2 cm.
6. The safe angle of inclination of the stairs is 65 degrees.
7. The minimum weight that the folding staircase should withstand is 100 kg.
8. The steps should not slip, but they need to be attached parallel to the floor.

DIY attic staircase on bowstring

The course of work:

1. Divide the full height of the stairs into 3 parts, 1 section should correspond to the size of the hatch, the second section should be slightly smaller than the first.                 
2. Using a tool for measuring corners, make measurements of the angle of the hatch.
3. Transfer this angle to the boards and thereby mark the steps.
4. At the site of the hinge that will be between the sections, drill holes.
5. Pull out all the faces.
6. In the places where the hinges will be installed, cut the boards.
7. Drink the steps from the tree and polish them with sandpaper.
8. In bowstrows, make recesses under the steps.
9. Insert the steps into these recesses, fixing with glue and self -tapping screws.
10. Combine all sections with special metal loops.
11. Gather the structure and mount it in the opening.
12. Check the system for performance, if everything is regular, disassemble it. Cover the tree with a stain and varnish, and after drying, collect everything again.

Folding staircase from 3 sections with your own hands

Making a folding staircase is very simple if your arsenal has all the necessary tools and materials. For work you will need:

• finished staircase made of metal or wood;
• 2 beams;
• self -tapping screws and roofs;
• drill, saw on wood;
• rollers;
• hammer, hinges;
• roulette, perforator.

Stages of making a folding staircase for the attic with your own hands:

1. Decide on the size of the stairs. Its length should be 35 cm larger than the distance from the floor to the ceiling. Do not forget to consider that the staircase is at an angle.
2. Sprinkle the staircase into 3 parts.
3. If you use a metallic structure, then rot sharp traumatic sections using molten rubber or special caps.
4. Install all 3 parts of the stairs on the beams. The length of the beams, and we have 2 pieces, should be more than one piece of stairs by about 20 cm, since it is still to be attached to the hinge.
5. Combine all 3 parts. They should open on the principle of "accordion". Fix the first section with the 2nd, then the 2nd with the 3rd already through the bottom.
6. After all sections are fastened, you need to decide where the stairs will be the top and where the bottom.
7. At the bottom, fix some rubber shock-absorbing roller. This is necessary if suddenly, under any circumstances, your staircase falls. This anti -suggestion roller will soften the fall and will not damage the coating on the floor.
8. By the way, use hinges to open the stairs with a smooth reaction, that is, spring. With them, the staircase will not fall, but will slowly sink.
9. So, all sections of the stairs are interconnected, shock absorbers are installed. Now you can attach the door to the attic so that when the staircase is assembled, it could be hidden under the lid.
10. Such a lid is not difficult to make from a sheet of ordinary plywood, in which cut a suitable size a square or rectangle and fix it on the ceiling with loops.
11. Pay attention to the drawing, attach the upper section to the staircase to the attic cover.
12. Spring joints will help your staircase smoothly, and for the convenience of laying out the stairs, attach a lever or a rope to it.

A folding staircase with your own hands. Video