loft board

Hello, I'm just wondering how to tell if the joists in your loft are strong enough, whether just for storage or to use as a regular room? I'm partly asking because we would like to eventually board the loft void above the rear part of our Edwardian house to use for storage, after insulating...

Hi I'm looking into flooring my loft and looking for a bit of advice on how people with a bit more knowledge think I should go with it. I did some measurements and drew up a plan of what's there already. It's an old style house, built around 1969. The dark grey part is the hatch. The...

Hi all, First post so go easy! I'm wanting to board out the central section of our loft for some extra storage. It will only be used to store light stuff like xmas decs and other bits we rarely need. It's a terraced house from roughly 1910 and the ceiling joints are 4x2's that run from the...

I would like to board out my loft but it's a non standard build and has metal loft joists. I have looked at loft legs but these are designed to screw into wooden joists, the metal joists are in pairs then 750mm apart over approximately 6 meters squared. I'll take a photo and post soon, in the...

Dear All I found some unknown board (as picture attached) are laying on top of the thermal insulation roll in my loft. Some of the are in bad condition. I suspect that caused woodlice. I would like to replace them. Do you all think that is a good idea and may I know what kind of board is that...

Hi all I’m looking to board my loft for additional storage purposes only. Currently there are chipboard panels on top of the joists, with loose insulation just rolled out on top of this. Im not sure if there is much insulation between the joists as these boards are difficult to remove. Any...

Hi. I wanted to check out a recommended solution for strengthening my loft joists before boarding. I have a Victorian terrace; 2 external walls with 2 supporting walls running parallel between them (staircase is in the centre of the house); span from each external wall to each supporting inner...

Reviews on wickes and B&Q are normally straight forward but I've noticed that there is currently 2 different product numbers on B&Q's website for the same item. Same price but they have started again with there reviews. It might just be coincides but the newer product numbers (which are in...

My roofspaces are floored with standard loft boards, with only 100mm insulation underneath. I want to up the insulation to 300mm. The boards have heating pipes running over the top of them so I can't lift the boards without a whole lot of hassle. Can I lay insulation over the top of the...