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

Very sturdy and so easy to fit. We purchased this to replace a very flimsy and unsafe loft ladder that was in our home on purchase. This was one of those "Must get around to replacing" jobs that just seemed to get put off, we got this one as it was a good price and certainly seemed to be suitable. No issues at all, arrived well packaged and had it together in no time following the instructions, overall a very good loft ladder that I am sure will be in this house long after we are gone.

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.

This is the second loft ladder I've installed at 2 separate properties. The first was easier, but this one is actually more robust. Ignore reviews as concerns this being a "dangerous" ladder down to it locking in place on one side only , as the actual lock is extremely robust and the rails locking the ladders together extremely strong and safe. Just because other ladders might have a lock each side it isn't an industry safety requirement. Sure, there's pictures here of the 3 section version twisting with presumably a fairly heavy user on it, but I'm not convinced it's a Biggie. I would suggest going for the 2 section one though in attaining the best robustness if your loft height falls within it's application. I fitted this version. You live and learn with these things and the one important thing that should be upfront in the instructions is to if possible modify and fit your trapdoor first.. If not you'll install the ladder realising it's going to be very difficult to do afterwards either with the ladder either up or down..! I ended up taking the ladder out again in order to do this .. There are 3 issues with this ladder I'd like to point out... 1) Handrail....! Firefighters always ascend and descend a ladder using the poles (rungs in layman language). They do so because it's proven to be far safer and more stable than holding the sides of "rails" of the ladder. Was this "handrail" not attached by two flimsy thin bolts, I wouldn't criticise it as much, but were you to lose your footing and rely on this you would more likely increase the risk of injury. The ad on Amazon also confusingly shows two pictures of the handrail, one fitted to the top of the ladder and one on the bottom. I think both are possible, but why would anyone fit it to the first 3 feet of the ladder? I did try fitting it to the top section, but guess what? When you try to push the finished ladder up it naturally obstructs the guide bars up in the loft leaving the ladder unable to rest flat at the rear and potentially damaging the bars and retaining screws each time you sent it up. There is no conceivable way around this. Was I to live with this I'd have to construct noggins for the ladder to a rest on (rather than damagedly hitting the retaining bars each time). I shelved that idea though as the ladder sat at an angle up there wouldn't be tidy and would reduce manoeuvrability up there, if not present a hazzard. I guess you'll see what I mean if you try to fit the handrail to the top section, but hope you get the jist.. Having said all of that, this is a worthy solid ladder for the money even if you ditch it.. 2) Catch.. The loft hatch rotary catch isn't well designed really, mainly down to it using a soft polythene plastic screw. A metal one would have been amazing and match the ladder quality. Getting the loft door to shut tightly (given the cost of potentially lost heating) was a challenge as a tightly fitting hatch puts the screw under duress as the hasp slides over. I managed to get a happy medium, but it's definitely going to be the only operational failure of this ladder in the future... It's the "Haypworth of tar" compromise or Achiles heel of the product. Manufacturer please note. It may cost a few quid, but get a metal version made as it's a let down... 3) Pole. The closing opening pole is actually the opposite problem to the hatch closing mechanism criticised above! It's really heavy and great quality, but because of that it's really difficulty to attain the nimbleness in attaching or removing it to the hatch closure loop. It's too tight a fit into that hoop too, which produces unnecessary stress onto the aforementioned catch mechanism. The too long threading bar also scuffs my hatch surround skirting when I turn it... Save money on this by just producing a hollow square aluminium pole like your competitors use, then saving the money from that (including by omitting the unecessary handrail) in order to produce a durable metal catch. Bingo... Sort those things out and this product may well end up as the best buy loft ladder out there... Just saying... :) All said above, this is a durable ladder and swing mechanism (the important stuff as goes a loft ladder). It's a good buy at a little north of £80, but it can be improved... Ditch the handrail...

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.

My dad's happy with it.

There was no instruction with this ladder

Comes with hinges to make a swining loft hatch too - and the twisty handly thing for holding the hatch up and a pulley downey bar! It feels solid and well made. *** nearly lost a star because the screws that come with it , the main ones that hold the ladder to the edge of the hole are awful quality. The instructions are OK but they say drill a 3mm guide hole - seems very small for the size of screw. Then you screw in the screws that will be really tight and the heads just burr off and then you are stuck (and yes, I did use the optimum screw driver head). I used different decent quality steel screws and all was fine.

First class item, good instructions. Remember to pre drill woos as screw slots are a bit fragile, and i needed to replace with mote robust screws. But other than that the ladder fitted well and is an inexpensive way of making roof space available

Eine sehr schöne und praktische Bodentreppe in guter Qualität zu einem sehr günstigen Preis

La trappe du grenier est petite, cette échelle est la seule qui passe sans problème. Le système pour la faire rentrer par la trappe est ingénieux et facile à monter (notice de montage claire). En plus elle est robuste et très légère. A recommander pour des dimensions réduites.

Buen producto precio calidad.

Sehr gute Dachbodenleiter für schmales Geld.

Super, passt alles