Fire Barrier Attic Ladder

Attic ladder frame is not properly secured to the ceiling opening.

Fire barrier attic ladder.

Stairs should reach the floor. 22 5 in x 54 in folding wood attic ladder with 300 lbs. Attic pull down ladders are cut too long. Improper or missing fasteners.

This causes pressure at the folding hinge which can cause breakage. The fakro lsf fire resistant attic ladder provides easy and safe access to the attic and at the same time serves as a fire block during a fire inside the building. Also there are attic ladders that have had a rated fire retardant applied to the plywood face like in the photo below of a label on one. You attic access should be able to be fire resistant for at least 10 minutes.

And standard ceiling openings of 22 5 in. Access doors and panels offers you ceiling and attic access panels fire rated upward opening fire rated downward opening with or without drywall flange. Werner attic ladders are durable and easily fit in most homes. It is for this reason that for safety and durability fire rated access door ceiling application requires an insulated product.

The insurance adjuster can come and claim that the access ladder was not as per code as it let the fire spread into the attic and decline your claim. Capacity item 1255125 model 869718. Weight capacity designed to fit ceiling heights from 8 ft. Fakro lwf 22 5x54 fire rated wood attic ladder 7 95 ft to 10 08 ft.

Let s say that a fire burns down your house in the future god forbid. Attic pull down ladders are cut too short. A modern system of folding the ladder enables the ladder to be folded to smaller lengths and therefore allows smaller sizes of loft hatch to be achieved. The werner wood universal fit attic ladder features the werner wood universal fit attic ladder features a 250 lb.

Compromised fire barrier when installed in the garage. The inner part of the frame. Attic stairs insulation cover 25 x 54 x 11 attic ladder insulation cover attic insulation tent with zipper fire proof attic cover stairway insulator 4 9 out of 5 stars 14 32 57 32. Not cheap and they far exceed the equivalency requirement.

Built for safety this sturdy wood ladder makes it easy to access your attic with nine non slip steps and a convenient handrail for support while climbing.