Loft ladder tips back into hatch

[Reillymac]

I had a 3 part aluminium loft ladder fitted when I push it back into the loft it immediately starts to fall forward again. If I keep trying it it eventually stabilises. How can I get it to stabilise. I’m not keen on having the joiner who fitted it back again.

 

[footprints]

A photo would help, perhaps go in the loft get someone to close the hatch and take some pictures like that from inside as well as open.

 

[Reillymac]

Will do....the same person who fitted it also left a gap right round the hatch so I also have a draught to deal with

 

[Tigercubrider]

My loft hatch, fitted by a previous owner, had a spring between the hatch and the ladder. This worked as a brake and also pushed the ladder over the arc when the hatch closed

I changed it when I raised the loft floor level with insulation

 

[Reillymac]

I haven’t made it into the loft to take a photo (hope to do that shortly)yet but there is like a metal u shaped thing screwed into loft floor (it was cheap one out of screwfix £59) I think it might be the problem but don’t know if I should unscrew it and move it forward - I don’t think it will go further back.

 

[footprints]

I had one like that in my old place, you just pushed it up till the weight laid it flat on the loft floor. I wonder if the stay they now have fitted is wrongly positioned.

 

[Reillymac]

I’ve been up in the loft and thought I’d try bending the thing that holds the ladder up - it seems to have worked.
Iwas going to move the catch but don’t know if there are cables under the flooring.
Now all I have to do is fill in the gap and cut the draught

Thanks for your replies - it is reassuring to know support is out there