Attic Door String Broke

My 6 2 husband is the only one in the house that can reach it.

Attic door string broke.

Okay here s the deal. The pull down robe on my attic drop down latter broke off. The door usually is counterbalanced to the ceiling with folding steel arms and two heavy duty springs. Attic door insulation cover attic tent attic ladder insulation cover attic tent insulation cover attic stairs insulation cover with easy zipper access 25 x 54 x 11 4 6 out of 5 stars 95.

The string design to pull the door down seems very resistant to change from whenever they started adding attic access this way as if someone is watching just waiting for the rope to break so the door snaps back and all the bits of leftover christmas that had settled under the point where the ladder attaches explode into your upturned face. And so here is how you get rid of that thing. The pull string on our attic stairs is just in my reach if i stand on tiptoes and practically dislocate my shoulder. 90 3 30 in 46 90 46 90.

Leave a reply cancel reply. Capacity item 1255125 model 869718. I figure i should replace both of them and. It s similar to the one shown.

I can use the dowel to pull down the attic door from its new hook instead of having that dirty string hanging there all the time. 10 coupon applied at checkout save 10 with coupon. Unfortunately the string broke that was used to pull it down and open it. 22 5 in x 54 in folding wood attic ladder with 300 lbs.

I ve tried prying it open rigging up a hook to pull it open. There are 3 hooks so the spring can be pulled to the best one. It s hidden away and no more ugly cord. Now i cannot get it open.

I have a drop down attic door the kind that stairs unfold from when it is open. What is the best way to open it up so i can replace the rope. I despise those strings for the attic stairs. One of mine broke after 37 years.

I also use the dowel to push the attic door back up to the ceiling. Fakro lwf 22 5x54 fire rated wood attic ladder 7 95 ft to 10 08 ft. The kit contains a pewter fashion pull ring to replace the attic cord a custom solid oak reach hook to pull down the ladder and a pewter fashion storage hook to store the reach hook instantly improving the look of. I store the dowel pull in the bathroom closet so it s easy to find when i need it.

First get the hardware needed an eye hook and and a regular hook. With the pull system kit in pewter from attic ease you can replace existing ugly dangling attic cords with this complete system.