They handle a load capacity of up to 350 lb and have a ceiling height range up to 10 ft to 12 ft.
Attic access height.
Capacity item 1255133 model 869333.
The 2012 international residential code requires an attic access opening for attics with an area greater than 30 square feet and a vertical height in excess of 30 inches.
Your attic may presently have a fixed ladder a pull down ladder or no ladder at all.
Buildings with combustible ceiling or roof construction shall have an attic access opening to attic areas that have a vertical height of 30 inches 762 mm or greater over an area of not less than 30 square feet 2 8 m 2 the vertical height shall be measured from the top of the ceiling framing members to the underside of the roof framing members.
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Included metal strap makes installation quick and simple.
What your attic probably does not have is a set of code compliant stairs.
Fakro lmp 30x56 5 steel attic ladder 9 83 ft to 12 ft.
The rough framed opening must be a minimum of 22 inches by 30 inches.
30 in x 56 5 in folding steel attic ladder with 350 lbs.
According to the 2006 international residential code r807 1 attic access homes with combustible materials in the ceiling and roof construction must have an access to attic areas that exceeds 30 square feet and with a vertical height of 30 inches or greater.