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Flooring attic for storage

  • 20-01-2020 3:14pm
    #1
    Wheety
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    Just wondering if it is possible to floor my attic for storage and walking around in?

    It will not be used as a room. Does it need to be done professionally or is it DIY? I have some floorboards on stilts that I bought in B&Q but I would not step on these as I'd imagine they're not strong enough.

    It's really just the centre of the attic that needs it, I won't need to go onto the eaves. There is insulation currently down. Can it still be insulated with floorboards?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Water John
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    Yes, I presume the insulation is between the joices and putting boards across them won't squash it. Be sure to screw down the boards not nail. Hammering will damage your ceiling underneath.


  • #3
    Wheety
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    Water John wrote: »
    Yes, I presume the insulation is between the joists and putting boards across them won't squash it. Be sure to screw down the boards not nail. Hammering will damage your ceiling underneath.

    There is some between the joists but also some above the joists. Presume the insulation above the joists will need to be removed? I know it should not be squashed to be effective.


  • #4
    Apiarist
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    Wheety wrote: »
    J.... I have some floorboards on stilts that I bought in B&Q but I would not step on these as I'd imagine they're not strong enough.
    ...

    They should be strong enough, I think. If they are not, use some 2" planks to raise floorboards above joists, if there any wires or tubes going over joists. It is quite easy to do yourself with an electric saw.


  • #5
    Water John
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    I'd be slow to lessen the insulation. I'd run all the insulation between the joices that may mean laying battens along the top of the joices to rise the boards.


  • #6
    lawred2
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    Wheety wrote: »
    There is some between the joists but also some above the joists. Presume the insulation above the joists will need to be removed? I know it should not be squashed to be effective.

    don't remove it

    build up the joists so as to raise them above the existing insulation


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  • #7
    awec
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    Make sure if you're buying chipboard or osb for the flooring (if your current floorboards aren't enough) that you get boards that you can actually fit through your attic hatch!


  • #8
    policarp
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    Is your roof cut roof or a pre-fab roof?
    Pre-Fab roofs @ 600 cm centres are a little more awkward to convert to useable space..


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