A do-it-yourselfer with average skills can install pull-down stairs for an attic. There are tricky parts to the project, however, and it takes careful planning. You will need a helper, and you should ...

Dear Kristin: People most often use step ladders to get up into the attic, but they are not very sturdy — especially when you have your arms full of stuff. The opening through the ceiling is often too ...

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One of the largest storage areas in many homes is often wasted because of poor access. The area is the attic, which in some cases must be reached by crawling through a tiny trapdoor in the ceiling of ...