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Originally Posted by mbikowski
One more question. Wood or aluminum for the garage step pulldowns.
Your opinions will be greatly appreciated.
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We have aluminum. Less weight and stronger than wood. (not much chance of a lightning strike inside the garage)
I just put in the flooring - at the recommendation of Home Depot, I used 1/2" x 4' x 8' OSB Sheathing at about $9.50 ea instead of $25 each for plywood. It has about 90% the strength of the plywood. Home Depot will cut it down to 2' x 4' sheets at no cost for easier handling and installation. My approx 90 SF area (3 sheets) cost under $30 for the flooring. I screwed the four corners into the joists to prevent movement.
Be careful not to fall thru the sheet rock when putting in the attic floor - a person in this area died a few years ago landing on his head from the garage attic.
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