Attic Access Through Garage

This staircase is built into the side of a room or hallway and leads to a large finished or unfinished roof attic space.

Attic access through garage.

Many attics are not big enough to be accessible with a full set of stairs nor is there the space in many homes for a full staircase. In some cases the attic stairs may access what s known as a frog or a finished room that s located over a garage. Another type of attic access is the attic staircase. You ll get ease of access through the larger hole and you won t have to drag a stepladder into the house to store and retrieve your stuff from the attic.

So stop worrying about how to install an attic ladder and let lowe s coordinate your attic stairs installation. Install an attic ladder. Also the access may a small door the wall of an upper story room or high in the wall between the garage and house. Attic stairs provide the most convenient and sensible way to access attic space above your home.

In some buildings the attic staircase leads to an attic that s been converted to a loft area. Because of this a set of pull down attic stairs is the best way to reach the attic. Some very old homes have attic access only through a removable vent panel at a gable end wall of the roof. Some newer houses also have outside attic access through a porch or garage ceiling and we consulted jerry peck a code expert and retired building inspector for the reason gable end access is no longer done.

Lowe s will coordinate your attic ladder installation service to remove your old attic ladder handle your new attic stair installation and haul away the old unit.