301000 Telescopic Loft Ladder Aluminium 2.6 Metres / 8.53 Feet, Silver, 86 x 48 x 12 cm

A well-made, sturdy and easy to use and install loft ladder, with a small enough footprint within the loft to fit in our difficult entry hatch. Very easy to use, and a lot stronger than I expected. Buy a small aerosol can of silicon lubricant spray to keep everything working easily - you will probably only need to use it two or three times a year. Measure carefully before you buy - all the necessary dimensions are clearly shown in the advert - to ensure you buy the right size of ladder. The only thing I felt could be improved is the telescopic pole supplied to unlatch the hatch and pull the ladder down has a shiny plastic tip on it to push the hatch up. This is very slippery and you have to make sure it's absolutely straight before pushing or it just slides off and could cause damage. I got over it by getting a screw cap off a milk bottle, drilling a hole in it and screwing to the attic hatch just where I need to apply pressure so the pole cannot slip around. A better way of dealing with this would be if the manufacturer used a soft rubber tip, similar to those used on walking sticks, for the pole instead of a shiny plastic one. This is such a tiny problem though, that I wouldn't detract from my 5-star rating because of it. A super piece of kit. Update: I've now had the ladder installed for about 3 1/2 years and it's still going well, showing no signs of weakness or wear at all. Well worth 5 stars still

Sure, this product is a bit more expensive than your average ladder, but you do get a quality product that is very easy to install.. No regret, but will mention that the steps on this ladder is super uncomfortable if you go up it with only socks on (which I suspect most people will), I wish they would design the actual steps in a way that didnt hurt so much.. Not a big deal, but I complain every time I go up/down the ladder.

What I like about this ladder: 1. Sturdy construction 2. Relative ease of installation 3. Small footprint when stowed away 4. Nice telescopic action What I dislike: 1. Packaging was inadequate so the ladder was scuffed on arrival, caused by parts bashing again the ladder. Not a deal breaker as it is not seen most of the time, but seems a shame to damage the exposed sections for want of a bit of extra padding in the box. 2. The nuts on the top of the ladder where the bolts from the bracket attach both fell into the hollow telescopic tubes. It was a real struggle to locate them back in place so the ladder could be bolted to the bracket. They need to be more securely seated. 3. In operation, it is a bit of a struggle to latch the ladder onto the support bracket when folding away. The rungs all collapse nicely except the last one and I have to jiggle the ladder about before it collapses allowing me to hook it on the support bracket. Interestingly there was a a woven braid included which was not on the part list and not mentioned in the instruction book. Turns out this can be used to pull the ladder down and control it swinging back up for storage, but you need to attach it during assembly, so too late for me. I am not inclined to disassemble given that a hook is included (and that is mentioned!!). You also need a drop down loft hatch as there is not enough clearance once the ladder is stowed for a lift and remove type, so I had to replace my loft hatch. Most of the ladder sits above the loft hatch when stowed.

I bought this to fit a very small loft hatch as all other options were just far too big, and it did not disappoint. An absolute doddle to fit, very easy to use and requires little to no effort to pull down or put away. My hatch (after resizing it slightly) is 49x57cm and this product does need a hatch length of minimum 60cm. I found an easy way to work around this however and overall I'm very happy with them. I never thought I'd be this pleased with a loft ladder but the ease of install and convenient design means that it's hard not to be.

I’m a DIY novice and I was able to install this loft ladder with relative ease. It’s helpful to watch the various videos online which show installation beforehand. An important thing to note is the brackets which secure the ladder to the loft are quite deep - 9cm deep. This isn’t mentioned anywhere I could see in the instructions or specifications. My joists and loft floorboards only provided 6cm of depth so I needed to add an extra strip of 3cm thick wood so the brackets would fit. Also, the whole system assumes that your joists line up perfectly with the hatch opening. Mine were set back by 3cm, so the spring arms can never go vertical. This means the mechanism catches a little when moving up and down and I need to be a little more careful. Don’t let my particular loft situation detract though from what is a well built, sturdy and easy to install solution.

Very good and pretty straightforward to install by an average DIYer like me. Took me about an hour to fit. Got it for just under £110 on the warehouse sale since the box was slightly damaged (who cares) and it supposedly had some scratches (again who cares). When received, box was hardly damaged and ladder was like new with minor scratches. But a couple of caveats: -my joists are of the smaller variety (bungalow from the 70s), so I had to build them up (height and thickness) for the main ladder bracket to fit properly and securely. This took me about 30minutes (finding/cutting/fixing 2"x2" wood). Use of Makita impact driver made job easier for fixing with long wood screws. -my floor to ceiling high is 2.5meters. With the build up of my joist, height of floor to top of joist was a bit increased and so the full ladder length is just about right. If my floor to ceiling height had been a bit more than 2.5meters, the ladder would be too short. I think the max. length should be measured from floor to top of joist where ladder bracket will be fixed to. Unless I misread, I did not understand this before purchasing. Overall a good product which is easy to install and use. Also, I did not encounter difficulties about adjusting the ladder length as some other reviewers have. Hope this helps.