Hi,
I would like to replace our loft hatch. I know you can get some ready assembled plastic ones but I'm not sure about locking them. They seem to have a plastic latch that you turn through 90 degrees to lock the door closed. The problem is: how do you reach it to turn it when it's eight foot high?
I wondered about making my own from wood as the existing one is rather tatty. At the moment it is a push-up type and I'd like to replace it with one on hinges to lower down, with a retractable ladder.
Do I use mdf or do I get "real wood" in tongue and groove form and join that to make a hatch?
I suppose the only problem with sliding the ladder up after use is that it will squash the insulation.
Is there anything else I need to think about before I start?
TIA.