QDEAR BARRY: Our garage has a drop-down ladder in the ceiling that provides access to a storage area in the attic. When we bought the house, our home inspector told us that this was a violation of ...

Q. We want to use our attic for additional storage space and were planning to install a folding ladder in the garage ceiling for access. This seemed like a good idea until a home inspector told us ...

There are fire-rated pulldown stairs available for this type of situation. Simple attic hatches, either through the garage ceiling or through the shared garage/house wall, create another potential ...

We want to use the attic space for storage, but don't want to add stairs in the opening. ... If you have a big hole in your ceiling and a fire starts in the garage, it can get into the attic.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Storage is the ultimate goal when it comes to a garage. Depending on the size of your ...