Recent content by Flotsam1664

Just to put the finishing touch to this, the work went as planned as mentioned above. Witches hats (!) on order to cover the spots, and all insulation and boarding complete aside from that. IJWS15 good point about the air gap, I had read it was important and was a bit concerned about it...

Sorry for the delay in acknowledging the very useful advice on here, but it's only now that I've got around to starting the job. I decided to bore down 45 mm or so down into the 2x4 and use 100mm screws to attach them to the joists. I was worried that I'd end up splitting the wood going in at...

Many thanks for the info. I need to get up there this weekend to have a proper root around to see what's what, but will make sure I clock all the electrics whilst at it. Main issues I foresee are three spotlights in the ceiling below, around which there is no insulation currently (I read...

Hi all, Pretty straight forward question. I'm looking to fix some 2x4 (95mm x 45mm) battens perpendicular to the joists in my loft in preparation for laying another 100mm of insulation between them, on top of which I want to board an area approx 2m x 3m for storage. What's the best way to...