I just opened my attic ladder and this happened, and now it won't shut. Is this a safe/easy DIY repair? Seems possibly deceptively sketchy.





Jason_Roofer said:
Those rely on being perfectly inline. They aren't strong otherwise. As such, I'd try to straighten it back out so it closed and then replace it when I could. I don't know why attic ladders are always so rickety but I don't think I've ever crawled up any ever that weren't a bit iffy.
or grab a couple of lag bolts and some shims and get on it. I replaced the one in my house and the one in my garage with the aluminum 300lb ladder. Never done it before, but was pretty easy actually.tgivaughn said:
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