Werner W2208 250-Pound Wood 8-Foot Folding Access Ladder

by Werner

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Werner 250-Pound Duty Rating Wood Folding Access Ladder-Attic Ladder has a duty rating of 250 pounds (type I). Allows easy access into attics or storage areas in the garage. Counter balance mechanism eliminates sag and springiness. Every step is rodded for strength and durability hinges butt metal to metal to maintain rigidity. Easy to open and close, fully assembled ready to install. Smooth fiberboard door ready for painting.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 52.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004RKCK
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: W2208
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,910 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars simple installation, October 1, 2005

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M. B. Walters "Big Smoky Valley" (Round Mountain, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Werner W2208 250-Pound Wood 8-Foot Folding Access Ladder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I purchased this ladder for a "sleeping loft" above my home office. The office ceiling is only 8ft high and my husband and I didn't have any experience with folding access ladders so we weren't sure if they could be altered to fit the height we needed. Once again, Amazon.com made my purchase easy with both rating/reviews and their return policy.

This ladder fit perfectly with a small adjustment to shorten the length and installation was pretty straightforward and simple. No assembly needed for the ladder, the whole thing is framed in just like a door or window. The width is a little narrow on the steps as well as overall so lugging large items up and down these stairs would be difficult but for simple access to a loft, as in our setup, it works great. Also, the unfinished wood stairs had a couple of loose steps that could slip out from their notched siderails but that was remedied with some wood glue and a couple of screws. The stairs themselves will look very nice when I stain them to match the wood trim in the rest of the house. The pull cord was flimsy so we made a retrofit to accomodate our frequent use of the stairs. Overall, we are happy with this item and the loss of one star is only because of the loose steps.

As for Amazon.com -- I rate them a 10-star company and first source for everything I can't buy locally. Keep up the good work Amazon!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LADDER OFF BALANCE FROM USAGE, June 2, 2003

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BADDAD (LANHAM, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Werner W2210 250-Pound Duty Rating Wood Folding Attic Ladder, 10-Foot (Tools & Home Improvement)

WERNER USES A COUNTER BALANCE WER-55-1 FOR ALL ITS FOLDING ACCESS ATTIC LADDERS. BECAUSE THE COUNTER BALANCE IS TO ASSIST THE LADDER AS IT IS EXTENDED, THE MAKEUP OF THE MECHANISM (ALUMINUM) IS THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANISM BENDS AND ONCE THAT OCCURS REPLACING THE MECHANISM IS A PROBLEM. THE MECHANISM IS RIVETTED ONTO THE LADDERS FRAME AND THE RIVET(S) MUST BE DRILLED OUT. THIS MUST BE DONE OR YOU ARE FACED WITH REPLACING THE ENTIRE LADDER. GOOD LUCK.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Wider One Instead, October 30, 2006

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David Hill - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Werner W2210 250-Pound Duty Rating Wood Folding Attic Ladder, 10-Foot (Tools & Home Improvement)

I just finished installing this 22 1/2" wide ladder. The installation went fine for the most part. It had a handrail near the top which interefered with the spring mechanism during opening, but the handrail was useless so I removed it. But most of all, I really wish that I had bought the 25" unit (Werner part number W2510). This one has only 17" of space between the springs at the narrowest point near the top, not enough for my shoulders, let alone trying to carry something.