[Greenbuilding] Best attic stairs?

[Bill Christensen]

Yeah... but due to the existing conditions and space requirements (low
roof; requirement to be able to get 'behind' the stair) I was hoping to
avoid a tent or box arrangement.

We'll get something there... better than what's there now, for sure.

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Aaron Stavert <aaron at openpractice.ca>
wrote:

> Here's a great article on insulating attic hatches!
>
>
> http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/how-insulate-and-air-seal-pull-down-attic-stairs
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> Cheers,
> Aaron.
>
>
> Aaron Stavert, MRAIC
> Open Practice Inc. - Collaborative Architecture
> 63 Pownal St.  Charlottetown, PE
> C1A 3W2
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> 902 370-2086 p
> 902 370-2087 f
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>
> aaron at openpractice.ca
> openpractice.ca
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>
>
> On 16-02-23 11:18 AM, "Greenbuilding on behalf of RT" <
> greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org on behalf of
> ArchiLogic at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:08:58 -0500, Bill Christensen
> <billc_lists at greenbuilder.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm looking for a really good insulated, sealed attic stair
>
>
>
> S'Up, Wild Bill-Bob.
>
> Many moons ago (like in the 70's of the previous millennium) I made a few
> super-insulated, sealed attic stairs using store-bought lumber and
> hardware from the local small-town (Paris Ontario)building supply (ie
> before Big Box outlets like Home Despot existed) ... plywood skinned box
> filled with XPS foam w/ HD piano hinge... ladders made with 2x4s, rungs
> glued/screwed into dadoes cut into the rails , ladder sections connected
> with HD strap hinges, shutting against compression bulb air seals and the
> whole schmozzle counterbalanced with a steel pail filled with steel chain
> suspended by a steel cable (vinyl-covered clothesline) & pulleys.
>
> Thinking a bit about it this morning, in these days when people seem to
> have more money than time to f at art around making stuff themselves, I
> wondered if the (heavy) 2x4 folding stairs might be easily replaced by a
> store-bought extension ladder, chopped up into pieces and reconfigured to
> suit the situation ?
>
> But the best solution would be to get rid of the interior access to the
> attic and move it outdoors to a gable end (or such like) and use the
> homeowner's general purpose ladder propped up against the wall on those
> occasions when access to the attic is needed (assuming that it's not a
> habitable space, of course.)
>
>
> --
> === * ===
> Rob Tom  .  .  . T60BOM
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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