Recent content by Dougiebabe2003

Hello again :) Got another question but also a follow up on my boarding adventure. I decided to install 4x2 on top of the joists at 400mm centres to raise the height to a total of 11" giving me enough room to fit 270mm of insulation in. I managed to get half the loft done before the offer on...

Have spoken with a chippy and he suggests that creating a subframe out of 4x2 on top of the existing joists should be fine even with the gap of 1.3m between joists. He suggested only having a 400mm gap between the new frame so will be doing that. Will now begin sourcing the wood, had a quote...

Hello, I'm looking to board out my loft but would like some advice before I begin buying anything to make sure that I have the right idea/plan and that I'm not wasting my time. Currently we have minimal insulation (Probably 100mm compacted down to around 60mm) sitting on top of lath and...