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Attic Access Frame

This photo at a New Braunfels Home Inspection shows the sheetrock ceiling at the attic access ladder area has a stress crack, most likely due to improper framing. Not only should attic access ladders be properly fastened at installation to the rough frame opening as per manufacturers specifications, but the frame work should be adequate for not only the dead load of the access ladder but also for proper live load calculations.