BPS Aluminium Slider | 3-Section Sliding Loft Ladder with Handrail | D-Shaped Rungs, Stowing Pole, Locking Catches | 150kg Load Capacity

It seems I have been allowed more space to comment,I had an end cap missing on delivery, but after a phone call to BPS, a replacement was sent by return post, so a good company to deal with. Apart from that, I had everything in the kit as specified, to do the job.The hardest part for me was modifying the existing hatchway. I needed all new frame and architrave. If you measure the hatch door exactly to the opening remember to rebate the hinges into the door and the surround frame, otherwise if fitted as per instructions, you will get a noticable gap at the hinge end, and the door won't fit. I allowed a 1mm tolerence off the door all round to ensure it doesn't bind when you come to close the door.The ladder is quite robust and operates well. The slider bar and fixing brackets took a bit of trial and error to get right, as my first fixing was too high up the ladder and it wouldn't retract through the hatchway. One tip here is to put one screw in the fixing brackets just to test if when all folded up, it goes through the hatchway without snagging. you can fix all screws after that to be more secure. Lastly, my floor to top of ceiling joist was 2390mm which meant the two side stays were too short. I discarded these and arranged a piece of carpet in the loft for the ladder to rest on when retracted. As long as you arrange the spacers on the slider close to the the sides of the ladder, it will hinge quite smoothly into your loft space.This hasn't affected the operation or stability of my ladder, but I may try to make my own modified stay in due course. All in all a good product from a good company at a very good price.

I spent some time reviewing available products before selecting this one. This time spent was very interesting reading so many product reviews from so many customers. Focusing on this product and following successful installation I must say I am very satisfied and would recommend this ladder unequivocally. The ladder is extremely well engineered and manufactured, the instructions were comprehensive and easily followed, the only comment I would make was the cardboard end protection of the packaging was a bit light weight and whilst my ladder was delivered ok, I can recognise why other customers may have had issues. My research was essential as my loft has a max height of 1100cm with a glazed hatch, 120cm x 90cm. I therefore had to select a ladder which would function in this restricted loft height AND not be extending over the glazed hatch and restrict the light coming into the hall. The floor to loft floor height was 2400cm this meant with the 65-80 degree angle of the ladder in situ' the top of the ladder extended into the loft a full rung more than that shown in the instructions. The outcome of this meant the 2 x retaining bars could not be fitted into the pre drilled holes at the top of the ladder - solution was to drill new holes further down the ladder, 22cm from top. Result was an overhang of 35cm of the ladder legs which through the frosted glass is barely noticeable - all in all a good compromise as I now have a loft ladder which both stores and deploys with ease using the pole provided. The catches clip solidly in place and are easy to visually check. I am 5' 11'' and 13 stone and the ladder supports me with no strain to this 3 section ladder at any of the cross over points or the pivot bar. My wife is 5' 3'' and she can deploy and store the ladder, albeit with a little bit of anxiety around pulling it on her head - I have told her to practice ! Finally, for those customers who gave this product a bad review, I am of the opinion they are not competent in DIY or are of a disparate nature or both.

I have ordered this item last week and got it to my house within 3 days. I spent about 4 hours to complete the installation.In general, installation is simple and easy, but the installation guide is not clear enough, I have to search on google and find out some video which show the installation for the similar 3 section sliding ladder.Sturdiness should be all right, as I can fell it when I claimed up and down. One thing I am not sure is about how long the retaining bars will last, as the joints between retaining bars, ladders looks not very reliable

Really good, sturdy, smooth moving loft ladder. I chose it because of the high weight limit as my husband is a bit iffy with heights and would not be much help with putting stuff up in the loft on a wobbly ladder! My dad and I put the ladder up, the actual 'doing stuff' bits didn't take long at all but we did spend a lot of time pondering over the instructions (which were very clear), and thinking about where exactly the ladder would go, measuring and re-measuring etc. With this kind of project it really does pay to take a bit of time to think things through as you go along. We haven't 100% finished installation - the safety rails look really good but we are going to wait to fit them as I wonder if they will get in the way a little when carrying things like boxes up the ladder; we may fit them to just one side. We also haven't yet fitted the pivot arms in the loft yet as I need to buy some wood to fix them to, as they are narrower than the joists. The other job we need to do is to convert the push-up loft hatch into a swing down one. The catch and hinges to do this are included with the ladder so all I need to do is get the existing hatch cut down to the required size. At any rate we now have a loft we can get into safely (though have to be careful pulling down the ladder without the pivot arms fixed) and can measure up for boards. Happy days!