Informal loft room

[Hamouchi]

Hello all

I really need advice as am just going into a circle and think will go crazy.

We have 3 kids in 3 bedroom,but feel the space so small for us,luck of storage .

So planing to do Velux storage room, window, floor strengthening, electricity, plastering and pulldown ladder/staircase/permanent ladder.

We had a quote to 10k ,but I keep thinking about the going up and down,I may work some days up as I do remote job,I tried my neighbour ladder I couldn't go halfway it was a metallic one but very small steps.

My 2 neighbours had similar things done but with proper stairs, without building regulations,so it is not considered as an extra room

Please share your experience about this,and about going up and down the stairs.is it hard or it is my imagination.

@Hamouchi

To be honest, the reason I wanted a fixed staircase was I knew I couldn't be bothered faffing around pulling ladders up and down every day.
Its just a lot easier and makes the space usable

That's the reason why I am looking for an easy way,the carpenter just sent me a photo of a possibility

Omg that is so unsafe. And illegal! Alternate tread (paddle) stairs have to have a handrail
at both sides. If you’ve ever used one, you’d know they are awful.

A permanent stair is not allowed for a storage room.

@TheKnittedCharacter

I would think that staircase is intended to be attached to a wall or it would have a handrail on both sides

Ha ha yes, the clue that it’s not in its final position in that picture is that it leads into a solid brick wall!