As a kid growing up the home we lived in had a "vertical" ladder mounted directly to the drywall.

It was great when we weighed 55 lbs. but now I'd pull that thing directly off the wall trying to crawl up it. As Richard Rushing said when I see these type of ladders I still use my own personal ladder to gain access into the attic space.

What I hate more than anything is going up a ceiling mounted pull down ladder and then when you ready to come back down, the lower section has popped up and is not in contact with the ground due to the tension springs being to tight. Having to stand on the ladder and trying to get it back in the down position is a biotch sometimes.

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