Run a piece of heavy stock paper around the closed door.
Pull down attic door stuck.
Now it s time to make a handle to access your new eye hook.
On one side the spring always comes off its bracket when the door opens.
When built correctly the stairs are concealed within the attic itself.
Has anyone please got any suggestions on how to deal with this except drilling a large hole through the door.
To open my loft hatch i normally just push it up with the end of the pole and the spring releases the door.
I also use the dowel to push the attic door back up to the ceiling.
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.
However sometimes things just don t go as expected.
Because of this a set of pull down attic stairs is the best way to reach the attic.
We have a pull down attic wood ladder with heavy duty springs on each side.
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.
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Wherever the piece of paper gets stuck is the problem area.
Grab your dowel and your screw hook.
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.
You may have to use a drill to make your hole slightly bigger if your eye bolt won t fit.
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.
Inspect the brackets at the door hinge where the springs attach to the attic door frame.
The paper should glide smoothly around most of the door.
In the house the only evidence of the stairs is a string dangling down.
It is not opening and i can t get into the loft to see what is wrong.
Shut the attic door once you and your partner are in the attic.
The arm on that side looks like it s bent out.
Can t take the hinges off as these are also above the door.
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.
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