Alternative Loft AccessFixed Ladders In the unlikely event that you are contemplating using a ladder to access your loft conversaion, and that the building regulations are satisfied, the ladder must be permanently fixed in place, i.e., it cannot be drawn up, and must have handrails on both sides. For more details on loft ladders click here Alternating Tread Staircase Like a ladder, probably not something you will consider. They are stepper than traditional flights of stairs and can only usually be used where there are severe space restrictions. If considering this style of staircase then pay extra attention to the building regulations and discuss their use in your plans fully with the councils building control service before submitting your building regulations application. This type of stair is very unsafe, only my opinion of course, but certainly not something to be considered if children are likely to be around, this type of ‘cut-off stairs’ can only be used if the staircase is straight and there is insufficient room to install a
traditional staircase.
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