Counterbalanced attic pull-down

[Scottpat]

I found this on a 1950's home yesterday. I have never seen a counterbalanced pull down stair like this. The two cylinders are full of concrete.

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[mthomas1]

With those counterweights ya' almost gotta' ask: concrete stairs?

[Les]

I have seen them before. They, counter-weights, were the first use of "SonoTubes" I ever saw. Usually the plaster guy filled them on-site.

[Jack Ahern]

See them a lot. 1950s house is just an infant! Be careful Do not pull on them when entering an attic.[:-banghea

[Scottpat]

Originally posted by Jack Ahern

See them a lot. 1950s house is just an infant! Be careful Do not pull on them when entering an attic.[:-banghea

Yep 1950's is just a pup, but we work with what we have! Don't forget that after the war of Northern aggression the South had more chimneys than houses![]

[kurt]

See them all the time. I love 'em. They're the nicest pulldown stairs.

[StevenT]

I've never seen attic steps like that. I think they are really cool! Probably alot less rickety then the one's I usually see.

Don't forget that after the war of Northern aggression the South had more chimneys than houses!

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Interesting...