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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I find it difficult to believe that any commercially available folding attic stair assembly would not comply with the building code. Retrofitting the attic space between the garage attic and the living space attic to create a firewall would be very difficult and expensive mostly because of the lack of access to the attic. Also, you would most likely end up with gaps that would defeat the purpose.
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That "plywood" the OP posted about probably is the sheetrock panel that was removed when the opening was created unless someone damaged it and replaced with a sheet of plywood.
The less expensive commercially available folding attic stairs do meet code when used inside a building - but not in the garage. The garage is a different matter due to the storage of cars, lawnmowers and potentially gas cans.
From what I found when I was looking to put stairs in my garage, the ones that meet code for a garage start in the $450 + range. They will have this label.