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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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 ...

Charles Umile fell about 10 feet during the installation of an attic ladder in a retiree’s home west of Boynton Beach nearly five years ago, and the contractor’s crippled right leg was later amputated ...

Q: I have an attic that runs the entire length of the house. The peak of the roof is high enough to allow me to stand up in the space. The obvious storage opportunities have me foaming at the mouth.