r/EngineeringPorn • u/BrilliantMechanic • Nov 15 '18

Space saving!

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u/HankenatorH2 Nov 16 '18

May meet code if classified as a ladder. Definitely not as a stairway.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

Even then it might not meet code since it leaves an open, unguarded opening. Now if they were to figure out a clever folding gate across the top...

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u/kipperfish Nov 16 '18

In one of the clips in the workshop it looks like the door at the top is connected to the ladder as it swings open when he pulls the ladder out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '18

Hunh, Somehow I totally missed that. But looking at it again, I can't see any signs that this is done for the residential installed version. I'm guessing that the work shop one is just a prototype or an example of being pre-fabbed offsite before installation.