Attic Door Sagging

We have an attic door in the hall that is not closing all the way.

Attic door sagging.

However sometimes things just don t go as expected. If they are loose tighten them up as much as possible using either a wrench or screwdriver depending on your attic ladder model s attachment type. The springs connect to power arms at the upper end of the stairs and keep the door closed and even with the ceiling. Saggy attic door lets in cold air.

One solution is to ignore the sagging factor and install what known as an attic stair insulator. You have to remove it every time go up into attic but the attic stair. This is a discussion on attic door within the home diy support forums part of the tech support forum category. Pull down attic stairs have coil springs at each side of the unit.

In this video i show how a 15 mins hardw. It s essentially an insulated cover that sits on top of the attic stair area. Shut the attic door once you and your partner are in the attic.