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Hi All, I'm planning to board the loft of my new build house. Initially I had planned on using the loft legs and loft boarding panels that interconnect, however, the loft legs feel flimsy. I would like to run CLS timber the opposite direction to the current joints and fix the boarding panels...

Hi I live near Heathrow Airport, London. House Loft is not having any Felt and i can see the Tiles . there is too much dust (Black) in the Loft. Is this because of the Planes pollution ? Now i want to Board the Loft so as to put some stuff there. Do you guys recommend to Felt the roof and...

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my loft is boarded, can I lay the insulation over it or do I have to remove the boards first? thanks in advance

Hi Guys, I have just bought a house which has around 50mm loft insulation which I want to increase. I also want to board a portion of the loft for storage. I have done a search on here and picked up some advise, but couldn't find an answer to my questions. When I lay the first layer of...

Hi, I want to board some of my loft for storage. I have been reading the past posts on the subjects and would like some advice. I intend to use chipboard T&G loft flooring from Homebase and board about three areas in the loft with a 3 meters square. I will also be boarding along the...

Anyone know a good handyman capable of installing loft boarding in a small loft in the Welwyn Garden City area? If they can also install a light switch, all the better. Any advice appreciated. Thanks

ive just had my loft insulated and want to board it out i had a look at b and q and they have packs of boards 3 for under £5 but they are only 32cms wide so i think it would take a lot of boards. when the guy came who was doing the insulating he said if i want boards in the loft i cant screw...

Hi All, Please excuse me if this looks silly to you! Just want to check about the boards used in loft boarding. Is this only a chipboard or some special type of boards? I have big boards of a chipboard cupboard and kitchen units which is also of chipboard. Is that can be used as floor...

I AM LOOKING TO BOARD OUT MY LOFT SPACE BUT ON TOP OF THE 4"x 2" JOISTS ARE 2 LARGE 8" x 2" TIMBERS THAT RUN THE OPOSITE WAY TO THE JOISTS. TO BOARD THE LOFT SPACE WOULD I REMOVE THESE AND REPLACE WITH 4" x 2" JOISTS ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE SPACE ? OR DO I HAVE TO BRING THE NEW BOARDED FLOOR...

I've used Loft Legs (http://www.loftleg.com) to board my loft, to preserve the existing insulation which comes a few inches above the rafters. I now want to install loft ladders, as I currently use a separate set of step ladders with a push up board in the loft hatch. I'm looking at sliding...

Currently I have 4"x2" joists with 18" centres, and filled with 4" of insulation. There are two brick walls directly underneath the loft that the loft floor rests on. Longest unsupported span is 3m. I wish to board the loft for light storage only but add some extra insulation. Plan: Lay 50mm...

I have a 1960s house and below is an area of my loft I want to board it's about 1750mm x 1650mm. The joist to the rear you can see is about 5" the same size runs through the centre of the loft. Presume there is another of the same thickness on the other side of the loft. My question is, how do...

I intend to board my loft floor on 7” loft legs after adding glass fibre insulation over the joists. There are no condensation issues at present and I will continue to monitor this. The ceiling below is plasterboard from the 1950s and there is no vapour barrier. My question is, as I cannot...

Advice needed! We recently moved house, in our previous house my husband had a workbench in the loft set up for miniature painting. Now that we've moved, he's lost that space and his much loved miniatures are in storage unloved for the past 18 months. I'd like to surprise him by setting...

Hi there, I am looking for some advice. I would like to make the most of these loft boards I got from B&Q. They are nothing special, but have come in handy for laying down in the loft and putting my Christmas decoration boxes on. I have laid them inbetween two joists. Can anyone recommend...

Hello all, absolute newbie here so please have patience with my lack of knowledge. Looking to board my new build attic. I have researched and was going to use Loft Legs as they connect straight to the joists however there timber beams throughout the loft which are above joists (not connected)...

Can anyone provide tips / idiots guide on where to get started with this project: * type of wood boards needed (plywood?? depth??) * how to fix the loft boards to the joists * types of screws to use Want to use the loft purely for storage. Thanks all :?

Looking at boarding the loft for easier storage as when I moved in there was a stack of loft boards. I have added insulation last year but decided to partially borad it roughly just down the middle. I think this is between the struts. I'm not too worried about load just some clarification...

I'm going to reinsulate my roof space during the current project to board the loft out for light storage. I know that the recommended depth of the final insulation is 270mm with two layers of insulation laid both ways, but with my strengthened floor joists (new 3x2s on top of existing 3x2...