attic stairs

Overhead storage access

Attic stairs are a staircase providing access to an attic, typically a folding or pull-down type that stores flat against the ceiling when not in use.

You pull a cord or handle to lower the stairs, climb up, then fold them back when done.

Fixed attic stairs exist in homes where the attic serves as living space rather than storage.

Related

access panel · trapdoor · loft · ceiling · storage · cardboard boxes · dusty · creaky · wooden · rungs · climb · overhead · crawl space · retractable · spring loaded · insulation · cobwebs · boxes

Categories
Opposites
verticality/direction

attic stairsbasement stairs

Stairway to lowest floor

cellar stairs · downstairs

permanence/construction

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Imposing architectural stairway centerpiece

spiral staircase · stone stairs · front stairs

Family

attic, attics, stair, stairs, stairway, stairways, staircase, staircases, stairwell

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G