Specification
5
Step 2: Ladder Assembly
Special application notes:
To determine the length of the ladder required for one’s specific application:
Measure from the center of the installed rail to the floor, then add 5” to the measurement.
(It is recommended that the ladder rail sides and steps are sanded slightly with a 220
grit sand paper just prior to applying the finish (stain, paint, clear coat sealer) on the
ladder.
It is also much easier to apply the finish to the ladder prior to assembly, taking care
to protect the inside of the dados of the side rails and the ends of the steps from the
applied finish that would prevent a good strong glue bond between the steps and the
side rails)
1. Stand on edge one of the ladder side rails on a flat surface, dados facing away from
you.
2. Insert one of the steps into the dado, aligning the compound miter of the step flush
with the dadoed surface of the side rail. If not flush, flip and/or rotate the step until it
lines up properly with the side rail.
3. Once proper alignment of the step is established, apply a thin film of quality
woodworker’s glue to the end of the step and also in the dado.
4. Using the supplied 1-3/4” washer-head screws, secure the step to the side rail
through the predrilled holes on the side rails. Assemble the remaining steps in the same
manner.
(Don’t forget to glue in the top turned rung!)
5. Once all the steps are assembled onto one of the side rails, position the side rail on its
side with the steps pointing up.
6. Apply a thin film of glue on the ends of each step and in the dado of the other rail,
along with the holes in the sides of the rail (for the top turned rung) and the ends of the
top turned rung.
7. Properly align each step as well as the top turned rail into its corresponding dado/
hole, use the supplied 1-3/4” washer-head screws to fasten the steps into place.
8. To install the step support rods, push a nut cap (used with the step support rods) in
the predrilled hole on the side rail. Slide the step support rod through the hole on the
opposite side rail and partially thread it into the nut cap. Install the other nut cap and
using two 5mm Allen wrenches tighten each side simultaneously so that there is equal
amounts of thread on each end of the rod into each nut cap.