If the house initially has a usable attic room, then the staircase is probably provided for by the project. But what to do if you added an attic floor later? Of course, you will need a staircase to the attic. Moreover, if you rely on your own strength and want to design it yourself, you will need to take into account all the nuances and carefully consider the design so that the staircase is not only comfortable and beautiful, but also as reliable, safe and durable as possible. Today we will discuss how to build attic stairs with your own hands, and what materials and design options are preferable for such buildings; We will present to your attention more than a dozen visual drawings and diagrams, and also demonstrate a video with step-by-step instructions.
Metal and wooden attic stairs: photo and design
Metal structures are rightfully considered very reliable and solid. And in the case of stairs, they are also beautiful, since the twisted railings with elements artistic forging look stylish, rich and exclusive. However, attic stairs are most often made of wood, and not only because most country houses and dachas - wooden. Do-it-yourself stairs to the attic implies that you can cope with this task yourself, and wood - perfect material For creative work. Look how beautiful and unusual the staircase to the attic can be; photos from our gallery clearly demonstrate this.
The options for stairs to the attic are very numerous; you can choose the most modest and easiest to manufacture, or you can decide on a bold and large-scale project. It all depends only on your desire and skill. Below we will look at what shape and design the staircase to the attic can have, where it can be placed, and how to make it correctly.
Types of stairs to the attic: spiral, folding, attic, external
By location relative to the house attic staircase can be internal and external. At the stage of construction and repair of the attic floor, it is necessary to somehow rise to the place of work, and in this case good option There will be a staircase to the attic from the street. However, such a design does not necessarily have to be temporary. Many homes retain a separate entrance to the attic, and for good reason.
Idea If attic room in the house is someone's personal bedroom, and you want to give its owner the opportunity to enter his room, bypassing the main entrance, and without disturbing the rest of the household, an external staircase is a great idea.
The external layout of the stairs to the attic has both advantages and disadvantages. Thieves and other intruders often try to enter the house through such an entrance, especially if the doors are not very secure. Therefore, if you put safety first, it is better to equip the entrance to the attic inside the house, for example from the hallway, living room or veranda. 
Many country houses and the dachas cannot boast large area residential premises, so the owners, of course, want the staircase to the attic not to clutter up the space. It should be a small, compact structure with a minimum of parts, but still comfortable enough so that climbing up is not difficult for the residents of the house. dangerous adventure. This is especially important if there are elderly people and small children in the family. 
For small houses best option is a compact folding staircase to the attic, which can be made independently from wood and a few simple metal elements.
Advice If you want to save usable area in the house or country house, install a folding staircase to the attic floor, which can be completely hidden in the hatch after use.However, this is not the only compact design option. Spiral staircases also do not take up much space, and they can look very interesting and beautiful. Sometimes such a solution becomes a real highlight of the entire interior. Screw railings can evoke associations with a maritime theme, or take your imagination towards medieval castles. You will learn a lot of interesting things about the beautiful design of the attic and choosing a style for the future interior here. 
Not only foldable and screw designs may be small in size. Regular one or two marching staircase in the attic can also be very compact, if you do not overload it with unnecessary elements, and make it narrow, within 90-100 cm. 
How to make a staircase to the attic: width and dimensions, calculation and installation
Let's move on directly to the manufacture of attic stairs. As we said above, for independent creative project wood is best. It must be high-quality hardwood, because it will have to withstand heavy loads, and many times over. It is important not only to choose the right material for future construction, but also to prepare it correctly.
Important Before the beginning construction work keep the wood for at least three days in the room where the finished staircase will be installed. Let the tree get used to the humidity and air temperature and take on its final size.Installing a staircase to the attic begins with choosing a project. The easiest to manufacture and install are marching structures of one or two spans. If there is only one flight, then such a staircase can hardly be called compact, but under it it is very easy to organize a utility room, pantry or mini-dressing room. And if there are two spans, then a small platform is made between them, or several winder steps are installed. The basis of the design is either stringers, or two supporting strings, or bolts, that is, special bolts screwed into the wall. 
How to build a staircase to the attic with the least amount of labor? Of course, using stringers, as in the picture above. But you still have to decide how to position it. The most commonly used location methods are: rotated by 90 degrees, and rotated by 180 degrees. 
Any staircase to the attic has standard dimensions, strictly designed for convenience and safety during use. The width usually varies from 80 to 100 cm, and the width of the step itself is from 20 to 32 cm, although it is strongly recommended not to reduce this dimension. It is desirable that the average human foot fits onto the step completely, that is, 30 cm will be optimal. Exception - winder steps. At their narrowest part they can be only 10 cm wide. The height of the riser, that is, the vertical part separating the steps, should be 15-19 cm. To select the optimal ratio between the width of the tread and the height of the riser, there are special formulas.
There are three formulas that determine the ratio of the riser height (j) to the tread width (e): the convenience formula, the step formula and the safety formula. The most important of them is the step formula. In this case, the ratio between the two quantities (j/e), satisfactory for all three formulas, is 17/29. The convenience formula looks like this: e - j = 12 cm; step: 2j + e = 62 (60-64) cm; safety: e + j = 46 cm.
Then you need to choose the slope of the future staircase. Comfortable ascent and descent directly depends on this value. You should carefully consider the choice of slope so that all members of your family can comfortably go up and down.
Important The technological minimum slope for marching stairs is 20 degrees, but a slope of up to 45 degrees is acceptable. But remember that climbing such steep steps is not easy, especially for an elderly person.Construction work begins with cutting out the hatch if the attic floor has just been built on and there was no access to it previously. The dimensions of the sides of the hatch are determined by the width of the stairs, and its shape should be square. It's easiest to cut it out circular saw. Then the stringers are cut out, milled and sanded. The wall stringer is installed first, and the second is installed at the required distance, strictly parallel. For accuracy use building level. Then the risers are attached, and at the very last resort– steps and handrails. The entire construction process is clearly demonstrated in this video:
Or at top floor- It's not a problem. Similar design it is possible to produce on our own. Here we will look at how to make a staircase to the attic with your own hands, in cases where it is not included in the building design. Since all stages of the work will be carried out independently, you should carefully consider and calculate the design.
The simplest type of staircase to the attic is street version. It is not difficult to make such a design, because there is no need to build a hatch in the attic floor or change interior interior and occupy usable space. True, this brings certain inconveniences - you have to enter the attic through the street. Attic stairs can be of several types depending on their location:
- External, the structure of which is located with outside at home, can be either a screw or a marching one. The screw is mainly located in inner corner outside a building or in a narrow courtyard.
- Marching, internal staircase, consisting of one or several flights.
- Helical internal, a design where the steps are arranged in a spiral around a fixed axis.
We start with design calculations
Before starting construction, you should prepare an accurate design of the structure - carry out calculations, make drawings and indicate the main parameters of the staircase:
- The lifting height, which is equal to the distance from floor to ceiling plus the thickness of the attic floor.
- The area of the structure that determines the width of the stairs, i.e. in other words, the area of the structure in m² that it occupies in the drawing.
- The dimensions of the hatch, also depending on the 2nd parameter.
- Tread depth (the tread is the surface on which the ascent occurs, that is, the step itself)
- Riser height (vertical distance between treads)
- Dimensions and number of fences.
Calculations should be carried out taking into account the standards for the construction of stairs, safety rules and recommendations of specialists.
Stair angle
There is a standard for the vertical size of the passage. It must be more than 2 meters from each step to the ceiling. This also applies to the distance between the top step and the trim of the top hatch to the attic. Lifting height directly affects. A design with a slope of less than 35° will take up a lot of space and, rather, imitates a ramp. A tilt of more than 55° will make movement very difficult, since you will only have to descend backwards. It is recommended to design the most convenient slope in the range of 35°-45°.
Important! The slope affects the size of the treads and risers. The smaller the angle of inclination, the greater the depth of the treads and less height risers and vice versa.
The restrictions here are as follows:
- the maximum height of the riser should not exceed 200 mm;
- minimum height of at least 120 mm;
- the maximum tread depth should not exceed 380 mm;
- minimum – not less than 300 mm;
- The march width is recommended in the range of 800-1200 mm.
Dimensions and number of steps
The most convenient and safest is a staircase in which the ratio of riser height to tread depth is 15:30. To determine the convenience and safety of the design, the following formulas are used:
- convenience formula: h – f = 120 mm;
- safety formula: h + f = 460 mm,
where h is the depth of the tread, and f is the height of the riser. Existing formulas for calculating the exact ratio of the size of steps and the angle of inclination of the structure are usually used in design standard stairs. In a private building, it is not always possible to strictly adhere to these standards. Therefore, you can use approximate calculations:
- if the angle of inclination of the stairs is 32 - 36°, then the recommended height of the steps is 160 mm;
- if the angle is 37 - 43°, then the recommended height can be 180 mm;
- if the angle of inclination exceeds 45°, the height of the steps should be 200 mm;
| Step size, mm Width | Height | March inclination angle |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | 100 | 14º10" |
| 380 | 110 | 16º20" |
| 360 | 120 | 18º30" |
| 340 | 130 | 21º00" |
| 320 | 140 | 23º10" |
| 300 | 150 | 29º40" |
| 280 | 160 | 29º50" |
| 260 | 170 | 33º10" |
| 230 | 180 | 37º10" |
| 220 | 190 | 40º50" |
| 200 | 200 | 45º00" |
Advice! Expert recommendations are to make an odd number of treads (from 3 to 18). In this case, it is necessary to count the last step to the upper floor. This amount makes it possible to move up the stairs more comfortably.
Calculation of steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqxQO_Nb0s
Let's start construction
Before starting the construction of the attic staircase, a hatch should be made in the ceiling. It must be done in strict accordance with the project. The ceilings and attic floors should be cut out with a circular saw, observing the design dimensions. The hole is cleaned, removing unnecessary structural elements. The main element of the stairs are stringers - load-bearing beams, the role of which can be played by a board with sawn grooves for steps, the width of which is 250 mm and the thickness is about 50 mm. As a rule, two beams are used, but if the width of the structure exceeds 120 cm, then an additional stringer is installed.
- You should pull the rope along the wall, from ceiling attic to the point where the stairs begin on the ground floor.
- Then, changing the slope of the string, check the length of the stringer and the number of expected steps, comparing with the calculated data.
- Measure the angles formed between the stretched twine and the floor, as well as between the twine and the ceiling.
- The beams are cut according to the measured angles.
- At the point where the stringer is attached to the ceiling, it is necessary to leave a spike of about 10 cm; it will be needed when fixing the structure in the upper ceiling. To attach it to the tenon, make a groove using a chisel.
- A board (stringer) is attached to the wall and the places where the steps are attached are marked on it. Horizontal and vertical lines under seats strictly verified by the building level.
- Having detached the board (stringer) from the wall, we cut out the grooves for the steps according to the markings. It is important to ensure that the cuts are smooth, parallel, and that the level of the recesses is suitable for installing steps.
- We cut out the second beam (stringer) in the same way as the first, placing it closely.
Installation
We begin the installation by installing the base of the stairs, which is secured from below with a block. We attach the stringers to the block with self-tapping screws. From above, as mentioned, the stringers are secured with spikes in grooves made and lubricated with glue in the ceiling. To strengthen the connections, metal corners and threaded studs are used. Threaded connections fix the beams at 3–4 points using washers, creating rigid connections.
One of the beams is attached to the wall. The steps are attached to the stringers, starting from the bottom. They are fixed with dowels or screws, which are recessed and covered with small wooden plugs. All connections must be carefully glued. After which you can begin installing the risers. We screw the tread onto the back side of the structure and sew the beams up to the top end. For aesthetics, the visible side part is sutured decorative strip or plywood. It remains to strengthen the stairs for safety and ease of movement with railings. You can connect the balusters to the beam using bolts, or you can attach four rows of narrow boards parallel to the handrail. The standard for the height of the railing is about 90 cm, the width is arbitrary. Installation wooden stairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs53sgwpvEo
Often the desire to redo attic space into a practical attic appears during the operation of the house. Of course, this amount of space should be put to good use. And if you finally decide to start remodeling, then you should start by creating a staircase.
The staircase structure should be durable, comfortable and easy to manufacture. Residents of the house should not have doubts about the comfort and safety of climbing to the attic floor. Excellent option - folding attic stairs, however, today we are not talking about them.
We will look at how to make a staircase to the attic so that it meets all these requirements.
type of instalation
It is good when the layout of the stairs to the attic was carried out by the designer, and the design was made in accordance with accurate calculations. But we are considering the case when everything needs to be done independently.
The first question that will arise even before the calculations begin is how to position the stairs to the attic? Most in a simple way is the installation of stairs from the street. This method is simple because you don’t have to make a hatch and make changes to the interior.
However, the location of stairs in houses with an attic is often internal, since most owners of even small country houses prefer to install stairs in the house. Firstly, such a ladder is much more convenient to use. And secondly, it will not attract representatives of the criminal world as yet another front door, which, most often, is not reliable.
Material
After you have decided on the installation location of the structure, you need to decide what material the staircase will be made of. Typically, homemade stairs to the attic are made from hard wood. This is due to the fact that it is much easier to work with wood, and the appearance of the structure will be more attractive. This staircase looks very beautiful.
Advice! Before constructing a staircase, lumber must lie for at least three days in the room in which it is planned to install the structure. It is recommended to use kiln-dried wood.
Stair type
Of course, the desire of any home owner is to save as much space as possible. Also, homemade staircase to the attic must be carried out in compliance with all safety standards, and the structure should not greatly shade the room.
The safest and flattest staircase will take up a lot of space in the house. The steep staircase will take less space, but will make the ascent and descent along it difficult and dangerous. That's why excellent option, especially for small houses, is a compact folding staircase. It can be made from wood and several metal elements.
However, this is far from the only design option that can be located in a small area.
It also doesn’t take up much space:
- Such structures can be built on the basis of a stringer, a bolt, and two supporting bowstrings can also be used. In order to save space, stairs are usually made with two flights, between which there are winder steps or a landing. The single-flight option will take up a lot of space, but you can make a closet or utility room under it.
- Spiral staircase. It looks great and takes up minimal space, but it is quite difficult to do yourself. Much easier to purchase ready set with a stringer. Collecting it does not seem difficult, since there is always detailed instructions from the manufacturer.
- Ladder " Duck step”. This is the simplest type of staircase, which we will discuss below.
Design
The design of the future staircase is determined by the following parameters:
- Lifting height. It consists of the distance from the floor to the ceiling plus the thickness of the top floor pie.
- Area of the structure in plan. The steepness of the stairs, its width and the size of the hatch to the attic depend on this.
- Tread width. This is very important characteristic, which often forces you to change the type of construction and completely redo the project. Therefore, you should calculate in advance so that your foot rests completely on the step, but there should not be any extra distance. Most optimal width treads - 30 cm, march width - 80-100 cm, and riser height should be within 15-19 cm.
Construction of a flight of stairs
Preparation
If there was no hatch of the appropriate size in the upper ceiling, and most often there is none, then the construction of the stairs to the attic begins with it. Overlapping and flooring cut using a circular saw according to precise markings. The size of the hatch is determined by the dimensions of the ladder. When the cut is completed, it is necessary to remove all excess.
Before you start marking materials and cutting, you need to make a drawing of the future staircase. It can even be done by hand. The main thing is that all the details and their dimensions are included in the drawing. This will make it easier further work and will allow you to avoid mistakes when marking.
Then, according to the data obtained during design, the stringers are marked. The easiest way to cut them out is with electric jigsaw. In this case, there should be “ clean cut" The outer edges of the stringers must be milled and then processed sandpaper and bring it to perfection using a sanding machine.
Advice! It is extremely important to ensure that the cuts are parallel, even, and that the level of the recesses for the steps coincides. This determines how smoothly the steps will be installed.
The number of steps is also determined by design parameters. In accordance with this they do required amount cuts. To facilitate installation, a groove is made for the lock using milling. In this case, it is necessary to strictly observe the parallelism of directions.
Installation
The installation of the structure should begin with the installation of a wall stringer, which rests with its lower part on the floor and its upper part on a support. A similar opposite structural element is mounted according to the design dimensions opposite the first part, while checking the location and parallelism using a level.
Please note that when constructing a two-flight staircase, you will need powerful supports to which the flight of stairs will be attached. For these purposes, you can use timber or metal pipes. They can be concreted for strength.
Then the frame is completely constructed and its openings are finished. furniture panels, if their use was originally planned. At the end of the work, the risers are installed in the places prepared for them, and then the steps. After this, the fencing elements and balustrade are installed.
Advice! The space even under a two-flight staircase can be put to good use. For example, you can make a storage room there for all kinds of rubbish.
The assembly of a multi-flight staircase is a sequential connection individual parts. If all the elements were made exactly in accordance with the drawing, then the process occurs very quickly and resembles the assembly of a construction set. However, the possibility of adjusting parts locally cannot be ruled out.
If grooves were made on the stringers for fastening, and ridges were made on the steps, then the elements can be connected using two-component glue, for example - Titebond. Otherwise, screws are used.
To give the structure a more attractive appearance, it is varnished. However, it should be taken into account that a varnished staircase may be slippery, especially if you are going to climb it in socks. Therefore, it is better to simply cover the structure special composition with antistatic and flame retardant substances.
Advice! While it's drying paintwork, the room must be ventilated.
Construction of the “Duck Step” staircase
Another way to save space and make a convenient design for descending and ascending is the “Duck Step” type staircase. Its peculiarity is that the tilt angle can be up to 65 degrees.
Safety and comfort of movement along such stairs is achieved due to specially shaped steps - one half of the step is wide, and the second is a third narrower. Such steps are installed on bowstrings and alternate - a wide one is installed above the narrow part of the step, and then vice versa. As a result, the wide and narrow parts are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
When climbing such a staircase, the shin of the leg does not rest against the top step, and when descending, the foot can confidently stand on the wide part. Thus, the ascent and descent are carried out in a waddle, which is why this design received the name “duck walk”.
You should walk along such stairs carefully and not get confused in the alternation of steps. Of course, this design is less convenient than a flight of stairs, but it is more compact.
Manufacturing of staircase elements
First of all, you need two bowstrings. They must be of a length capable of providing required angle the inclination of the stairs. The thickness of the boards can be about 40 mm and the width about 150 mm. To install steps, it is necessary to make secret grooves 10 mm deep in them.
In accordance with the height of the future staircase, the required number of such grooves is determined. You can cut them out yourself using a hacksaw.
Advice! In order not to worry about the depth of the cuts, you should drill holes in the blade and screw on the limiter plate.
The width of the steps (wide part) is selected in accordance with the angle of inclination. The greater the slope, the wider the step should be. On average, the width of the step can be from 200 to 250 mm. In narrow places, wood should be chosen one-third the width of the step.
Then the treads must be inserted into the grooves on load-bearing beams and secure with screws. After installing all parts, the surfaces must be sanded. If you plan to paint the staircase, you may not need to sand it so thoroughly.
Conclusion
Now, knowing how to build a staircase to the attic, you can decide for yourself whether this procedure is worth undertaking. Your household will certainly enjoy the result of your work with pleasure and a sense of reliability.
However, if you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better to purchase ready product. True, the price for it will be significantly higher than the cost of self-construction. Additional information information on this topic can be obtained from the video in this article.
Owners of country houses, especially those suffering from insufficient space on the site, often try their best to accessible ways expand living space their possessions. One of the optimal and most popular solutions is to arrange a residential attic in the attic.
Arrangement process attic space into a full-fledged residential attic includes many stages, including the creation of an effective and subsequent high-quality finish. But no less important is the organization of a convenient, reliable and safe interfloor passage in everyday use. This article will describe and show in detail how to build a staircase to the attic with your own hands, step by step.
Carrying out preliminary calculations of the attic staircase
The staircase to the attic can be located inside or outside the house. Of course, for all-season use, the internal staircase looks much more advantageous. It is this option that will be considered further.
The staircase itself can be a marching staircase, a winder staircase, or a staircase. If we reason from the point of view of ensuring maximum safety, then it is preferable to opt for the marching option.
But marching stairs have one distinct drawback - their large dimensions in projection onto the floor plane. AND common occurrence– when the area of the room in which the staircase should be located is not so large that it is possible to settle on the simplest, single-flight option. The fact is that if there is not enough space, such a staircase will turn out to be very steep and extremely inconvenient, and even dangerous for everyday use, especially for children or family members who have some kind of disability due to health reasons.
The maximum steepness angle for such stairs is considered to be 45 degrees. But this also seems a bit much in terms of comfort. rise and descent. So it’s better to stop at up to 40 degrees.
So, the one-march option is obtained very rarely. And in order to achieve the desired angle of steepness, you have to break the climb into two flights (sometimes more is practiced). A transitional horizontal platform is made between the flights (this is easier to install and safer for everyday use). Or the flights are connected by a curved section with winder steps (it looks beautiful, but is more difficult to calculate and install, and is not so safe to use).
Next, we will only talk about a flight of stairs with a platform, as a simpler and safer option. Who's interested? winder staircase– he needs to go to another page.
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How to design and install a winder staircase
Drawing up a design for a staircase with a winder section, carrying out assembly work - all this has a whole range of important features. Read more about it in a special publication on our portal.
So, the construction of a flight of stairs must be preceded by some calculations.
A. It is necessary to calculate how much area of the room the horizontal projection of the planned staircase with a certain angle of inclination will occupy. Or, conversely, how steep a march will be if built on a specifically designated area. If one march, for these reasons, is impossible (as often happens), then the staircase will have to be divided into two flights, and the mentioned parameters will have to be calculated for each of them, taking into account the location and height of the transition platform. Wherein prerequisite is the same slope angle for both marches.
Prices for wooden stairs
wooden staircase
Dependence of the steepness of the march and its size horizontal projection on the plane of the floor will allow you to estimate the calculator located below.
The attic is a room in which you can not only store things, but also live. To get to the attic floor, you must have a staircase. Many people use ladders. But, if the room is used as additional room for living, then you should think about a reliable and safe staircase. It can be made of wood or metal. The designs of attic stairs are different.
Any home owner tries to use the entire living area correctly. Many people think about saving space, especially if the house itself is small. An attic staircase should not only be comfortable, but also safe.
There are houses with a bathhouse on the ground floor and a residential floor on the second. The attic staircase, in this case, can lead directly to the bathhouse, that is, down, and then back to the residential attic floor. It's convenient and practical.
The staircase should not create a large shadow. When designing stairs, it is necessary to take into account the safety of the structure.
The flat design of the staircase will take a large number of area, but it is the most convenient for use. A steep staircase is less convenient than other types of structures. It's difficult to climb.
Types of attic stairs:
- Marching;
- Screw.
Marching stairs are the most convenient and safe. Their design is simple and practical. It is possible to independently design and build such a staircase leading to the attic floor. For their construction, stringers, two supporting bowstrings, and bolts are used. To save space, use stairs with two flights. Between them there are landing or winder steps. These types of stairs are used if there is not much free space in the house. Single-flight structures take up more space than double-flight ones. But, under them you can build utility room or a closet to use up the remaining space.
Spiral staircases are rarely used as attic staircases. They are difficult for independent design and construction. You can purchase a compact spiral staircase in a specialized store or have it made to order. The staircase will be ready, the owner only needs to assemble it using the instructions.
Wooden stairs to the attic in a private house: types of spans
You can increase the living space using the attic floor. This room can be used as a guest room, bedroom, or playroom. When arranging the attic floor, it is necessary to pay Special attention on how it will be climbed. The wood is ideal for making stairs. It is possible to make your own staircase to the attic using a minimum amount of equipment, tools and materials.
Hard and durable wood species are suitable for making stairs: pine, oak, yew, larch, ash.
It is important to correctly determine the area for the staircase structure in order to conveniently organize the living space.
Types of wooden staircases:
- Straight;
- Single-flight (with 1-2 turns of 90 degrees);
- Double-flight (with a rotation of 90 and 180 degrees);
- Screw (with support column);
- Circular (shaft in the middle).
Straight stairs without turns are installed at a certain angle. The width of the steps is 30 centimeters, and the depth of the steps is at least 27 centimeters.
Stairs with turns take up much more space than straight ones. Can be done required height or the width of the steps. The width of the passage can be 50-100 centimeters. If not winder area, install winder steps. They are usually trapezoidal in shape.
Convenient do-it-yourself staircase to the attic: stages of work
To make a staircase yourself, you need to determine its position and type of structure. Based on the area of the house, choose the position of the stairs. If the house has a small amount of free space, you should choose simple designs stairs It can be a straight line without turns, or a staircase with two flights. Such options are optimal, convenient and practical, as they take up a small amount of space. If the area of the house allows, then you can build a staircase with turns or a spiral one.
Screw structures are the most complex, so you need enough knowledge and practice to make such a staircase with your own hands.
Stages of work:
- Determine the location for the future staircase;
- Create a sketch;
- Make calculations and draw up drawings;
- Prepare necessary materials and tools;
- Make staircase elements;
- Install the stairs.
To make a staircase, you need to make calculations and make a drawing. First you need to determine the lifting height, the width of the stairs, its steepness and the size of the hatch.
It is necessary to accurately determine the width of the tread. This parameter affects the entire staircase design.
The staircase leading to the attic should not only be beautiful, but also safe. Handrails and guardrails must be used. These elements ensure safety and comfort during operation of the stairs.
How to make a staircase to the attic: we make the necessary calculations
A compact attic staircase can be used in a private wooden house, built on a dacha. Convenient staircase may lead to the attic. It can be not only wooden, but also metal. For example, a metal folding ladder from the manufacturer Farko is not only compact, but also safe.
In order to make an attic ladder, you need to calculate its dimensions. If it is built spiral staircase, you need to take care of its compactness.
Main dimensions:
- The width of the step must be at least 300 mm;
- Riser height from 150 mm;
- March width 800-1000 mm;
- The slope of the stairs should be from 20 to 45 degrees.
Based on these standards, you can correctly calculate the dimensions for the stairs being built.
It is worth considering the size of the opening in the attic. The width of the staircase itself depends on the size of the openings. If the opening is not provided for during construction, then it is worth making one the right size or build an external staircase leading to the attic.
Wooden external staircase to the attic: pros and cons
The location of the stairs plays a big role. It can be located in the living room and lead to the attic floor. Or lead from the first floor to the attic.
If you have limited space in your home, you can use an outside staircase to access the attic.
Positive features of an external staircase:
- Saving space inside the house;
- Possibility to enter the top floor from the street.
External stairs are made of wood, metal, concrete, stone. Optimal material- tree. It is resistant to the external environment if its surface has been treated and varnished. But there is a small drawback: in winter you will have to clean such stairs often. Wooden attic stairs are often used in the country. Typically, a room is used not for living, but for storing things. This ladder can be used as needed. If its design is attached, it can be stored indoors. This type of ladder is used to access the attic, but is not the safest.
An external staircase is convenient because if a person lives on the attic floor and comes home late, he will not disturb others with his arrival.
If you live in a five-story cottage, then an external staircase will be your salvation. Several neighbors can live in one house. In order not to climb inside the house every time and not disturb the neighbors, you can attach your own stairs.
This staircase is susceptible to precipitation, which can accumulate on it. This problem can be solved by constructing a protective canopy.
Sliding staircase to the attic floor in a multi-storey building
In some multi-storey buildings There are attics that can be used by residents. You can make an exit to the attic from own apartment. Initially, you need to decide on the location of the stairs. If the layout of the apartment does not allow installing a permanent staircase, in this case you can use a sliding one. It can be used if necessary. The installation of such stairs allows you to save space in the apartment. The manufacturer "Fakro" offers big choice sliding stairs along with a hatch.
Before you buy sliding staircase, necessary:
- Make a calculation;
- View ready-made samples on the manufacturer’s (store) website;
- Choose the design of the future structure;
- Order the product in the required sizes.
Sliding stairs not only save space, but also do not disturb the interior of the apartment. Stairs of this design are compact, safe and durable.
Due to this staircase design, it is possible to easily and without leaving your own apartment to penetrate from the fifth floor to the attic. You can store things and furniture on it that are not currently in use, or arrange a separate room.
Compact staircase to the attic: attic structures
Many people use folding attic ladders to save space in their home or cottage. Stairs from the manufacturer "Fakro" have reliable design. They are made using a specific design, quality wood and metal. Their design is convenient to use.
Models with a hatch have a door that closes tightly and is insulated. The door closes securely, so cold air will not flow from the attic into the house.
How to make a staircase to the attic with your own hands (video)
The attic staircase should be safe and comfortable. Then you should pay attention to its design. First of all, you need to calculate correct sizes and determine its location in the house. The comfort of the people who will use it depends on the position of the staircase. attic floor. Therefore, the convenience of the residents of the house depends on the design of the staircase and where it will be installed.