Handrails can be included on one or both sides of the attic stairs, providing an area for you to grip when ascending and descending the steep ladder rungs. Slip-resistant steps are grooved or coated ...

For any homeowner with an attic, the value of the extra space cannot be quantified. Whether you have filled it to the brim with old holiday decorations and boxes of baby clothes or you're in the ...

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 ...