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NOTE: Installer #2 will be unable to exit the attic until the installation is complete.
Be sure installer #2 has all the materials and tools needed to complete the tasks to be performed from above. Be sure there
is electricity or sufficient battery power for the duration of the installation for lighting and power tools. Before work, assess the
area to be sure your workplace is safe (overhead hazards, floor support, heat, etc.)
G. Installer #2: Climb into the attic using an appropriate ladder (example: multipurpose, single ladder or extension ladder)
Follow all instructions on this ladder. Access space is tight, so be careful to not strike or catch anything in the rough opening
or disturb the temporary support boards.
H. Both installers need to work together to position the attic ladder on the temporary support boards. When installer #2 is in
the attic and ready to assist. Installer #1 will raise the attic ladder into the rough opening. See
a ladder while lifting the attic ladder into the rough opening or you could fall. If the ceiling height or weight of the attic ladder
makes lifting difficult or impractical, secure a rope to the attic ladder so Installer #2 can assist by pulling on the rope to raise
the attic ladder into rough opening and placing it on the temporary support boards.
NOTE: With the attic ladder
positioned on the temporary support
boards, be sure the plastic bushings
are present and have not moved or
fallen out before proceeding.
I. Installer #2: After the attic ladder is resting on the temporary support boards, push the aluminum frame AGAINST THE
HEADER BOARD AND CENTER IT, side-to-side, in the rough opening.
J. Installer #1 & #2: Place temporary shims from below and above between the aluminum frame and the rough opening at
the footer end to keep the opposite end (header/hinge) CENTERED within the rough opening and TIGHT AGAINST THE
Figure 11
HEADER BOARD. See
Figure 12
aluminum frame. See
supported on the temporary supports and has not been lifted.
Material needed in the attic:
. Temporary shims should provide uniform support so there is no twisting or bowing of the
for temporary shims locations at the footer end. Make sure the attic ladder is firmly
F
11 :
IGURE
SHIMMING THE FOOTER
F
10 :
IGURE
PLACING THE ATTIC LADDER INTO THE
Figure 10
. You must not climb
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PENING
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