Recent content by softyengin

i went to b&q to see whats on offer! less talk more action! I found exterior plywood 12mm, i tried hard, struggled to bend it myself so thats seriously strong stuff! i picked up the cheap £5.48 3-pack of chipboard flooring, wow that stuff is sooo heavy, forgot how heavy it was, although it...

i plan to have a row of the panels the full width of the house but under the eaves on each side. so 30cm deep x width of house, should be fine for storing boxes and spreading load out across all the trusses at same time! i will never be walking on them

is WBP lighter? the lightest stuff possible would be best. as i can store more the lighter the 'floor' is

;) brand new baby - just being careful!

whats this 15kg/m2 density thing? i have a trusses loft, and i just want to store some things up there. i was told in another thread that i can safely store upto 25kg/m2 thru-out the loft space. another forum had a SE come in and told him for a similar roof type the limit was 5kg/m2. I...

just worked out 7m x 4.8m = 33.6 sq. m 33.6 * 15kg/m2(cautious average weight per sq.m/) = 504kg of storage. LOL lots of storage potential up there then! seems like a lot im sure i wont have anything like that much, gonna take my scales up and see what i do have. Cheers

fabulous! think i'll move stuff out to the eaves, probably over the bathroom as that will be least used room!

Shed is my other idea. was thinking of erecting a new one behind current one and somehow insulating it like a house woul dbe to protect contents. My only issue is with security, shed is easy to break into, loft is pretty damn secure!

hi static, dont get ya? i said peviously "What i want to do is re-enforce the loft to handle storing lots of books, notes, folders, toys and everything else we can shove up there to create more space within the living areas of the house. " so quite a lot, i've also got a suitcase full of...

Hi, i'm having a slightly different idea about my loft storage situation. Does anybody know if W-Fink trusses are stronger in one area than the another. I'm thinking adding weight to the center (ironically where all the space is!) will actually cause the middle to sag even more. My...

true. what would you define as a strong floor, i really just want to store the usual stuff up there plus bokes toys etc.. i dont need to store furniture etc so do i really need to go all the way to a loft conversion. the way i see it is a shed would take up some space in the garden...

can i do that? not sure if there is timber frame to sit them on at the sides. also they would need to be over the trusses causing the floor to be quite high, which is no big deal i suppose ah wait i need smaller length to get them in there, only acces is via the loft, cant get much more than...

reading span tables how do i work out the required size of joist based on the span tables. assuming i am using 600mm spans and require a 7m span. do the span tables apply to only a single span of wood, or can you join up smaller pieces and still get the same result ie if the span...

Thanks for the advice static. Ah right, I can understand that such lengths would be bouncy! I will def be flooring the joists. I reckon i could just add these to one specific area of the loft to be used for storage and i can have light stuff stored on the regular trusses. If i floor it...

Hi Thanks for reply. I wont be bolting to the original trusses, i intend to run these new ones seperate to them but alongside, ie no connection. i will also be using thicker wood than the original trusses, can you tell me how the loads you mention are worked out. how will my thicker...