Ways To Get Up Wall Inside Attic Without A Ladder

Press up on the hatch or board covering attic opening and place it to the side of the cutout.

Ways to get up wall inside attic without a ladder.

If it still seems like the ladder could slip tie ropes to both ladder legs beneath the lowest rung and tie the other end of the ropes to a solidly anchored object at or near the base of the wall. You don t want them to fall out. Before you set up the ladder on hard surfaces clean the bottom of the ladder feet and sweep away sand and dirt that could cause the ladder to slip. Check around any plumbing or pipes that come up through the floor of the attic by pulling up any insulation around them.

Drill a hole for the para chord to fit in. Look into the attic space with a flashlight. And add some weather stripping around gap between the hatch or door that you use to access the attic and the frame that it rests on when closed. If you ve ever accessed your attic that way it s time for a new solution.

Step 3 attach a screw on extender pole to an angled cut in brush for work along the ceiling edge of the wall. Attach your small pulley to the para chord in the front. Without the ladder about the only way to get into the attic is by the unsafe method of standing on a chair and pulling yourself up through the opening or hauling a ladder into the house anytime you need to access the attic. If it is a small area you can remain on the ladder.

Attic ladder wall access. Use blue painter s tape which pulls up quickly without grabbing the paint or leaving an adhesive residue. Fill cracks and gaps with some inexpensive expanding foam from the hardware store.