When we built our
garage back in 2001, I constructed a simple ships ladder to access our
attic. It worked fine for limited access, but we soon found it was very
difficult to carry anything up that steep ladder. In addition, a lot of
heat was lost up the stairwell, which made it difficult to heat the garage
when I was working in the winter. So, I decided to remove the ships ladder
and build a set of real stairs that would also close off the attic to
reduce heat loss. The new stairs are much nicer for carrying things
upstairs and it is much easier to heat the garage now.
