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jojo
12-24-2009, 04:35 PM
We have not installed attic stairs yet but will after what happened to one of our neighbors in Amelia. He fell off a ladder yesterday accessing the attic, hit his head on the concrete garage floor and died. There was an article in today's paper that referred to the incident as an "unidentified" man. He fell on his wife who was taken to the hospital. How tragic, particularly for this time of year. I am going to do a search on attic stairs installers.

BogeyBoy
12-24-2009, 04:41 PM
I read that article this morning, what a tragedy. How many of us have put ourselves in similar hazardous situations?

Tim the Toolman put steps in for us 3 times. (No he didn't do a bad job, we're on our third house.) He's mentioned regularly here on TOTV, phone number is 352-217-0561.

BAILYBOOHOO
12-24-2009, 04:46 PM
That is really sad .My prayers go out to his wife and family.

66vetter
12-24-2009, 05:53 PM
I would caution all to be careful at heights. I had Werner attic stairs. model 2210, that broke this past spring in Indiana home. I tumbled from about 3 ft going up and fractured my shoulder.
I complained to werner and saw on line that at least 3 other incidents with this model.
Be safe

Halle
12-25-2009, 06:03 AM
This is very sad our thoughts are with the family and we hope the wife recovers. We live in Amelia and heard the Lifeflight Wednesday. We had also been using a ladder but had arranged for stairs to be installed by Bernie Coluccio that night. If you need attic stairs installed I can highly recommend Bernie(518-461-1805) he has done a couple of jobs for us and we have been very happy with his work.

rshoffer
12-25-2009, 08:48 AM
Stairs are a must. Because of the safety factor it surprises me they are not put in during construction and simply added to the home cost.

Larryandlinda
12-25-2009, 09:12 AM
We Agree Shoffer.
Our homes in WW and TV both had them so we assumed they came that way.
We're going to put a couple more in the TV home, any place there's ample storage and headroom above.

Back home in Md we installed them as soon as we moved in, and in the summer we pull them down to let warm air vent into the attic - as we don't use the AC at all.

Because garages get so hot in TV, and they are not 'under climate control' why there are not ceiling vents and more roof vents above.

We frequently pull down the stairs to let hot air rise out.

We joked about the garage:
"It's so hot in ere, we should step into the sauna to cool off"

L&L

graciegirl
12-25-2009, 09:47 AM
Oh Jo. I am so sad to hear this. How awful for those people and their family.

I don't even think attic stairs are safe really. I WISH that there was a home model that had real stairs with a stair rail to the attic and the attics were configured for finishing for an extra room.

skip0358
12-25-2009, 10:05 AM
After moving in we had pull down stairs installed They are very sturdy aluminum with side rails. Cost a little more but really worth it.Regardless of what type of ladder you use it's really not that safe since you're usually lifting something in or out of your attic area, so your off balance anyway. Regarding heat in the attic I also had 2 solar powered exhaust fans installed. They made a big differance and only use good old florida sunshine.

paulandjean
12-25-2009, 12:18 PM
Oh Jo. I am so sad to hear this. How awful for those people and their family.

I don't even think attic stairs are safe really. I WISH that there was a home model that had real stairs with a stair rail to the attic and the attics were configured for finishing for an extra room.

has anyone have info about what street this happened on. thanks

Larryandlinda
12-25-2009, 01:47 PM
Oh Jo. I am so sad to hear this. How awful for those people and their family.

I don't even think attic stairs are safe really. I WISH that there was a home model that had real stairs with a stair rail to the attic and the attics were configured for finishing for an extra room.

Great point, gg.
I notice several premiers and designers that have rooftops 30-35' in the air, covering huge attic spaces. Some have dormers/gables with real windows.
Has anyone ever thought of carving out even a small room, nook, or otherwise?

While we wouldn't consider a two-ton king size waterbed, it might be interesting to have a tiny get-away with an outside view.

L&L

lightworker888
12-26-2009, 09:29 AM
Skip,

We are closing on a CYV in Ponciana at the end of March and intend to install attic stairs. We are interested in looking into the solar powered exhaust fans that you mentioned. Where did you get them and what is the cost like?

Thanks for any info.

jojo
12-26-2009, 09:32 AM
We used the Solar Guys - highly recommended by many on this forum - to install both a solar attic fan and a solar tube.

ceejay
12-27-2009, 07:41 AM
has anyone have info about what street this happened on. thanks

We live in Amelia and I haven't heard anything...any info would be appreciated...thanks!

Spectreron
12-28-2009, 10:52 AM
Do the attics have flooring or does that need to be installed to use the storage space?

Larryandlinda
12-28-2009, 11:06 AM
Do the attics have flooring or does that need to be installed to use the storage space?

with the flooring installed, what are the typical limits of load?
can it support 'living' or just storage.
Not a two ton waterbed, just walking 'round.

L&L

BogeyBoy
12-28-2009, 11:32 AM
with the flooring installed, what are the typical limits of load?
can it support 'living' or just storage.
Not a two ton waterbed, just walking 'round.

L&L

Everyone I have seen is only okay for storage, there is just enough room to move around in a half-standing position. I wouldn't put much weight up there, but maybe the builder can give you some load limits. I have a few hundred pounds of stuff, spread around and I am also up there when I need to retrieve a stored item.

On our first home we paid extra to have the space built during construction, which included the flooring. In our current home we had to add the flooring after purchase.

Larryandlinda
12-28-2009, 11:47 AM
Do the attics have flooring or does that need to be installed to use the storage space?

Everyone I have seen is only okay for storage, there is just enough room to move around in a half-standing position. I wouldn't put much weight up there, but maybe the builder can give you some load limits. I have a few hundred pounds of stuff, spread around and I am also up there when I need to retrieve a stored item.

On our first home we paid extra to have the space built during construction, which included the flooring. In our current home we had to add the flooring after purchase.

Thanks Bogey
One of ours was an older model home on which the roof was modified to cover the screened lanai that's now an enclosed Florida room with a roofline going from wall to original peak.

We will check with a builder, but it's probably stick-built.
With 100k of us, maybe there's even a retired contractor among us?
I know once we arrive down yonder we'll share some of the skills we picked up over the last 5 decades

L&L

Bosoxfan
01-06-2010, 10:12 AM
We live in Amelia and I haven't heard anything...any info would be appreciated...thanks!
I wonder why there wasn't any info on this..Privacy for the family? I can respect that.I also live in Amelia and would like to express my condolences and know that you are in my prayers.

mulligan
01-06-2010, 10:23 AM
I was always told by the truss designers that unless "attic trusses" were specified, they were not designed to support any weight but themselves and the sheetrock attached below.

downeaster
01-06-2010, 04:05 PM
We live in Amelia and I haven't heard anything...any info would be appreciated...thanks!

It was mentioned in the Daily Sun a while back. At that time they declined to identify the people involved.

Bosoxfan
01-06-2010, 05:34 PM
I've only been here since september but I'm noticing a trend.The Daily Sun doesn't report anything that's a downer.Real life has things that bring people down,but then again life in the villages is all sunshine....and I love it so maybe they're right!!

Larryandlinda
01-06-2010, 10:28 PM
I've only been here since september but I'm noticing a trend.The Daily Sun doesn't report anything that's a downer.Real life has things that bring people down,but then again life in the villages is all sunshine....and I love it so maybe they're right!!

Coming from a
family of old time newspaper veterans and a recent communication masters' graduate, we are fans of good papers, and the Sun is a well done daily, something fading from the American scene.

We catch bits from the online version and have read about some of the disasters and personal tragic losses.

We have even noticed rare traces and an occasional allusion to another side of the aisle.

A good paper needs some balance

L&L

mulligan
01-07-2010, 07:41 AM
As a paper owned and operated by the developer, probably at a loss, one can assume that there will be no content that reflects negatively on any aspect of TV. I think TOTV is the medium that provides the balance.

Megan
08-03-2010, 09:48 AM
attic stairs are a must if you plan to access the attic.im sorry to hear about the accident over in the village of amiela a while back.homeowners beware attic stairs can be unsafe aswell.please use caution when installing yourelf.i used mandm services 352 307 5972 they have installed over 10,000 stairs in the villages alone without any problems. they also did my gutters this company comes highly recomended by many villagers for great product at a great price.

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