Loft Ladder and Boarding Out

polygonum · 2016-05-13T21:05:15+00:00

Sometime in the next few months I expect to have to fit a loft ladder and board out a loft in a new house. The space will be used only for storage. First question: What do I need to look for in a loft ladder? I have been using a cheap aluminium one in our current property. Nothing special but adequate. Should I just get something similar? Are wooden ones quieter or otherwise nicer? Any makes to go for, or to avoid? Second question: One or other of the various legs for boarding out seem the obvious approach. There are several makes available. Which is best? Third question: Flooring chip in suitable form (narrow, T&G) is readily available. Some is 18mm bit 22mm is also available. Does 22mm make much difference on the real world?

May 13, 2016 22 Replies

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David 10 years ago

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I can't see the ladder on the B&Q web site.

It is made by Abru, a two section wooden ladder with a maximum load of

150kg.

It has a number W025361 on the sticker, but Google isn't finding it.

I assume that it is from the Abru Werner range, possibly something like

which looks very similar (in fact, identical).

The landing floor to loft floor clearance wasn't quite enough to fit the ladder, so I had to build a raised platform on which to install it.

Very pleased with it, having struggled with light weight aluminium ladders in the past.

Cheers

Dave R

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PeterC 10 years ago

Could they be sorted by ascending or descending?

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PeterC 10 years ago

I managed to get all but 2 cables above the boards. Yes, I have to be careful not to tread on them, but it's a lot easier than trying to avoid them when there are only bare joists. The 2 cables are only to switches, so unlikely to be overloaded. I marked their runs on the boards and also marked all fittings and what they are. (Did the same, plus pipes, on the upstairs floorboards).

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