We have lived in our home for nearly 30 years. We have a large loft in the garage which serves as a great storage area. But we had to use an extension ladder to access it, so it was inconvenient, to say the least. For the longest time we thought about constructing some stairs for better access and utilization, but never got around to it.
Until this year. I was feeling ambitious, and perhaps inspired by the carpentry work being done in our bathroom remodel, so I set to work.
We have stairs that go up from the garage floor to a landing area to enter the house. I designed an additional set of stairs to go from the landing to the loft. It took quite a bit of study and planning, including use of trigonometry to calculate the stair step dimensions for the rise and length. I also designed some shelves for storing shoes and other items.
I think it took the better part of a week to plan and construct the project. But I have to say it was engaging work and very satisfying to accomplish. We now have convenient access to the loft area. I constructed more shelves up in the loft to offload our former master bedroom shelves and bookcase.
