PROPER WIDTH & LENGTH MEASUREMENT

The folding ladder is hinged to the attic stair box frame. Measure the outer width & length of the attic stair box frame. (Most important is the width)

or

Measure the width & length of the attic stair door and pick the model that is closest.

Note : Any lengths under the above dimensions are good.

PROPER HEIGHT MEASUREMENT

Read the following information and examples below:

All attic Tent models are designed to fit attic home trusses constructed with a minimum of 2"x 6" or better frame height (also called the rough frame when mounting attic stairs)

Examples:

Attic Tents with 7" height, added to a 2"x 6" truss, equals about 12.5" to13" total height. A 1"x 4" folding attic stair side rail, folded, equals 12" when attic stair door is closed. This allows adequate stair clearance.

Attic Tents with 13" height, added to a 2"x 6" truss, equals about 18.5" to 19" total height.

A 1"x 6" folding attic stair side rail, folded, equals 18" when attic stair door is closed. This allows adequate stair clearance.

From our marketing survey of attic stair manufacturers, we have determined that the most common size attic stairs sold, are constructed with 1"x 4" ladder side-rails, thus making our most common Attic Tent sales being those with 7" heights.