Locate the damaged piece or pieces.
How to fix a broken attic ladder.
Shut the attic door once you and your partner are in the attic.
If there are broken rusted damaged or worn out lock tabs these can be replaced to restore the condition of the folding ladder.
Hook the turnbuckle at the opposite end of the spring into the hole on the power arm where the old spring was removed.
Check the sides of the ladder for loose springs near the metal arms that connect sections of the ladder.
Put on your work.
Open the access panel to your attic.
Inspect the brackets at the door hinge where the.
The attic access panel is normally connected to the folded wooden ladder.
The springs are most relaxed when the attic ladder is in the stowed position.
Open up the ladder completely and position it on a flat surface.
The ladder should be pointing at an angle ascending up into.
Climb up into the attic.
Extend the ladder fully into a climbable position.
Locate the loose.
Then the pieces of the ladder can be folded easily on top of one another.
Use a hammer and a chisel to remove the rivet head.
Make the folding ladder now use hinges to put together the ladder.
How to repair an attic ladder spring step 1.
Connect the end of a new springs at the studs.
How to repair an attic ladder step 1.