loft boarding

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'd like to board my loft and use it for storage and I'd like to move my combi boiler from the bedroom to the loft, to gain some space. I'd like to replace the current loft insulation with PIR to gain some height: 191cm is the highest point from the top of the joists to the rafters. I'd also...

Hi there, I'm looking at boarding and insulating my loft. I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers. I've got a couple of questions on the picture attached 1. Would it be able to carry the weight of boards and then storage? Would I need to add any supporting beams? 2. The loft is...

hello all i want to board my loft. across it i have 4 binders (two middle 4x4 and two 4x2) on top of celling binders whith are 4x2 these binders are little in my way with boarding, so i was thinking to add another 4x2 joists on top of them (with will give me nice 300mm space for isulation) I...

Hi, I have a c. 9x8m loft in a 1860 ish Victorian house which I'd like to insulate now*. As you can see from the below, it's barely insulated, but is currently "cold roof" construction. 1) It's possible I may ultimately end up doing a loft conversion (in maybe 5+ years). It'd be preferable...

i have 170mm joists, and I want to board an area 1.2m x 2.4m . i was thinking of using C24 untreated timber which is 90mm high, so I’d get 260mm of fibreglass insulation plus the OSB boards on top. Is it ok to use untreated timber for this? Is it ok to not have an air gap above the insulation...

Our new house has a fully boarded loft with insulation laid over the boards. We’d like to store things up there without compressing the insulation. I’ve seen loft legs are a common solution if you’ve got joists under the insulation. Given we have boards underneath, are there any other options...

Is it possible to board a loft that has 400mm of insulation? The joists are 120mm high. LoftZone would raise the boards to 404mm, leaving only a 4mm air gap instead of 50mm. Loft Leg XL would raise it to 425mm, leaving only a 25mm air gap. Could I put a block of wood between the joists and...

20210102_095915 by John down south posted 2 Jan 2021 at 10:29 AM20210102_095939 by John down south posted 2 Jan 2021 at 10:29 AM Hi everyone, I had my loft boarded before the summer and noticed it got very hot up there but took no heed from it. Now winter has hit moisture is on the rear and...

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Hi, trying to decide which option to choose for raised loft boarding. I added loft photos, roof spec and some design drafts. New build 2017, 'V' trusses, loft area approx 19m2 - 6.2m x 3m, joists 35x85mm, 600mm centres, boarded area span approx 3metres but it partly rests on load bearing wall...

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...

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...

Hello all, I was looking to board out the loft in the new year to be used for storage only. Our loft is a good size, bit of a awkward layout, slightly different levels but thought it could tackle it in sections. The section I was going to do it about 3x5m. So I started to pull up the old...

Hi all, I am looking to board up the loft to a good standard ("proper" and all). Everyone recommends - in order to hold the insulation to raise the floor before boarding. And the best way is to do this is to screw cross-battens into the ceiling joists - (2" by 4" timber battens have been...

Hi all, just want to clarify before going ahead and because i never seem to have this kind of luck but i'm looking to extend my loft hatch and luckily the existing hatch sits between the two joists and only need to remove the existing frame/noggin and cutout plasterboard, just wanted to see...

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...

We have had a loft person in to quote to insulate and board our loft. He said that they will quote to install the following: 100mm loft insulation between existing joists 100mm loft insulation between new 4x2 lengths (perpendicular to joists) Chipboard resting on the new 4x2s I questioned him...