Hi all, i am posting this on behalf of a friend, who i am going to see at 9pm tonight.
He has a semi detached property with a traditional roof. He wishes to utilise this space as storage but when i have spoken to him, he wants to put his small studio, keyboard, mic and computer in the loft, as opposed to the bedroom that it is currently in at the moment.
He has had somebody in who has suggested that they create a suspended floor using wall braces 6" x 3" and then board it out. he wishes to put a sky light in, a fire alarm and he wants to insulate and plasterboard it out, potentially with a view to plaster and paint it. he wants to maintain the loft ladder that he has and will be making no alterations to where the loft hatch is situated, which is on the landing. he isn't planning on having a radiator but he will be having four double sockets.
Questions:
1) if he is thinking of insulating this and then plaster boarding over it, doesn't he need to be careful about ventilation and damp
2) Should he have air vents fitted into the soffits, if he is doing this
3) are those joists big enough, i know it isn't a big load but i think it would be more appropriate to put in RSJ's as opposed to wall braces
4) I thought he may need building regs, he will certainly need a fully qualified electrician but do you think he will need regs for this.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Regards
Andrew
He has a semi detached property with a traditional roof. He wishes to utilise this space as storage but when i have spoken to him, he wants to put his small studio, keyboard, mic and computer in the loft, as opposed to the bedroom that it is currently in at the moment.
He has had somebody in who has suggested that they create a suspended floor using wall braces 6" x 3" and then board it out. he wishes to put a sky light in, a fire alarm and he wants to insulate and plasterboard it out, potentially with a view to plaster and paint it. he wants to maintain the loft ladder that he has and will be making no alterations to where the loft hatch is situated, which is on the landing. he isn't planning on having a radiator but he will be having four double sockets.
Questions:
1) if he is thinking of insulating this and then plaster boarding over it, doesn't he need to be careful about ventilation and damp
2) Should he have air vents fitted into the soffits, if he is doing this
3) are those joists big enough, i know it isn't a big load but i think it would be more appropriate to put in RSJ's as opposed to wall braces
4) I thought he may need building regs, he will certainly need a fully qualified electrician but do you think he will need regs for this.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Regards
Andrew