Ask the assistant to lift the steps and close the stairs.
Attic door spring broke.
On one side the spring always comes off its bracket when the door opens.
The door usually is counterbalanced to the ceiling with folding steel arms and two heavy duty springs.
If the springs are worn rusted loose or broken the integrity of the entire device is seriously compromised and an immediate repair is necessary.
The spring is 9 1 2 not counting the loops which are 3 4 each the diameter is 3 4 and there are 72 coils.
An attic stair which is actually more of a ladder is a fairly simple apparatus consisting of a folding series of steps attached to a door.
In order to get the door to close we have to bend the arm back in as much as we can and hook the spring back over the bracket at the top.
Pull down the stairs and switch on the attic light.
It s similar to the one shown.
If an attic light is not installed carry a flashlight into the attic.
One of mine broke after 37 years.
Repairing an attic ladder spring is simple.