One of the little, irritating things that had bothered me in our home – for the past SIX years – was the cord for the pull down attic ladder on our second story ceiling. I know, I know. There are much bigger things in life to worry about, right? But this cord wore me out. Not only was it annoying that it was just hanging there, but the builder’s crew managed to paint it beige when they were spraying our house before we moved in. With some added dust on top of it, it just looked gross and dirty.
One morning, I woke up and said, “That’s it. I’m done with it.” I went to Home Depot and bought a screw in ceiling hook, two washers, and a wing nut that would fit on the ceiling hook. It cost about $3 in total.
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