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Just something to keep in mind with the attic. During my home warranty period, we had the electrician over and he commented that when he first moved down to Fl from the Northeast and started work, he was notching the beams to accommodate the Romex electrical wiring until the builder scolded him that by notching the 2X4's he was compromising the roof-truss system. With the next breath he said be sure you don't let anyone lay plywood directly on top of the Romex because that will compromise the wiring. OK I said, what do you suggest? He suggested furring strips which would allow the Romex to lay under the plywood without supporting the weight of the plywod and storage. If you go above the garage, you'll see plenty of Romex and you'll see what I'm referring to. Just something to think about for anyone thinking about attic stairs and how the installer might put down the couple of sheets of plywood which usually goes along with installing the attic stairs.