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

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 ...

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 the ...

Dear Kristin: People most often use step ladders to get up into the attic, but they are not very sturdy — especially when you have your arms full of stuff. The opening through the ceiling is often too ...

For any homeowner with an attic, the value of the extra space cannot be quantified. Whether you have filled it to the brim with old holiday decorations and boxes of baby clothes or you're in the ...