Hi All

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the frame in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

Many thnx

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:38:54 -0000, "MattP" {add
mattspersonal before @} wrote:

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the frame in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

You need to visit the DIY stores and read the packaging. Different
loft ladders fit different size hatches. 3 section ladders tend to
need a wider aperture than 2 section, etc.

You also have to take into account that when the loft ladder is folded
up into the roof space it will require 3-4 feet of horizontal space
within the roof. You have to plan for this - it might mean that the
ladder won't fit on the side of the loft hatch that you were hoping
for.

PoP

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Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the frame
in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

I recently fitted a loft ladder and there are three basic choices as far as
I can tell:

1. Ladder slides up and back - you need space behind the hatch. Not sure
what size hatch you need but guess reasonable small might work if you have
the space for the ladder to slide into (on the floor of the loft)

2. If there is no space behind hatch, then you can get timber ladders that
collapse into the space of the hatch. However, these require the hatch
extending lengthways.

3. Aluminium concertina type - this fit in almost no space at all and work
with pretty small openings

I had to go for #3 as I wasn't able to extend the hatch space for option #2

Price goes upwards :-)

Cheers, Rob.

MattP wrote:

Hi All

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the frame in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

Many thnx




The one I just fitted - screwfix's cheapest is about 800x600mm aperture,
and needs about 1.2meters behond the lip in the loft to fold back into.

I've just checked the aperture and it's only 560mmx540mm!!

It sounds like a bit of extending!



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MattP wrote:

Hi All

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the
frame in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears
to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

Many thnx




The one I just fitted - screwfix's cheapest is about 800x600mm aperture,
and needs about 1.2meters behond the lip in the loft to fold back into.

MattP wrote:

I've just checked the aperture and it's only 560mmx540mm!!


Let me check mine...you wil get teh screwfix ladder in allright, but
there won;t be room for you to get up it I'd say.

Mine looks like about 800 x540


It sounds like a bit of extending!





Not too much.


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MattP wrote:


Hi All

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the

frame in

the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears

to

be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.

Many thnx




The one I just fitted - screwfix's cheapest is about 800x600mm aperture,
and needs about 1.2meters behond the lip in the loft to fold back into.

"MattP" {add mattspersonal before @} wrote in message ...
I've just checked the aperture and it's only 560mmx540mm!!

It sounds like a bit of extending!



"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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MattP wrote:

Hi All

Am planning to install loft ladders. What's the minimum size of the
frame in
the roof. We've got a Barret's house (I know!) where the hatch appears
to
be quite small and am worried about whether loft ladders are practicle.



Many thnx


Hi Matt
see http://www.abru.co.uk/ladders/ladder..._easystow.html

This appears to be within 10mm of your available size - maybe take the
plastic bungs off the ends of the ladder?
JF