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I want to put some downlights in a bedroom but the loft above is boarded with T&G boards. This would be a pain to remove! How do you deal with this situation? Can I poke the cables through the floorboards and run along the surface in conduit or something similar? The loft is rarely used.

Hi Folks, Out of interest, if you were to board out your loft with joists and OSB boards, would you measure and cut everything inside or outside the loft. I've heard a few different views on this. It's more practical to cut boards / joists etc once in the loft space but of course this leaves...

About 2 months ago I boarded a 12ft square area of my loft with OSB board. I checked on it today and noticed some of the boards have distorted, I lifted one of the boards and found it was wet and mouldy underneath. The boards were fixed directly onto the ceiling joists, in between the joists...

My roofspaces are floored with standard loft boards, with only 100mm insulation underneath. I want to up the insulation to 300mm. The boards have heating pipes running over the top of them so I can't lift the boards without a whole lot of hassle. Can I lay insulation over the top of the...

I am going to board my loft out for storage purposes and have ordered my tg chipboard 8ft x 2ftx18mm. What my question is am I right in saying every end of the boards does not have to land on a joist. As the next boards locks in so if the two what meet are in between joist they wont fall in...

It's an insultaned loft and I'd like to board part of it for use as storage. I'm going to raise teh level of the rafters, but wht should I use as boards to go up there? Are there special planks/boards available?

I need some advice on boarding out my loft space, the loft itself is a good size with good headroom but has 8"x2" timber acrooss the floor. I would obviously like to board out to make a flat floor space, so do i need to raise the new floor to this level using 8"x2" as new joists or can the old...

Does anyone know the thermal equivalent (in terms of inches of insulation) provided by boarding in the loft? I have put down 18mm chipboard over the old 4-inch insulation between the joists and do not fancy ripping the boards up again to increase the insulation to the now-recommended 10 inches.

I am boarding my loft but may have come across a slight problem. I have a 6 year old house. I am removing the 20 cm glass fibre then replacing with 5.5mm ply,100mm celotex then t+g chipboard flooring on top. I know the new loft cant take much weight so im only using for old toys etc so...

HELP !! im fitting loft flooring next week, but im stuck !, the water tanks will be out when i start the boarding. my joist run width ways across my roof, but i have several additioanl bigger joists that run length ways that look like they have been added later to protect the water/heating...

Any idea what the best loft insulation boards are out there, cheaper would be better!

Hi everyone, I wonder if I can get some advice (or instruction!) please. I need to board out my loft, purely for storage, but I've fallen at the first hurdle. I've bought some loft stilts (Diall loft storage stilts) to raise the boards above the insulation and 18mm T&G board from B&Q but I...

Hi, My loft has very little insulation (about 30mm), so want to top it up but also keep it as 70% boarded storage space. Should I: a) Add loft legs and wool insulation b) use wool insulation to 100mm, then foam board insulation (50-100mm) on top where I want to board for storage (270mm wool...

I wonder if anybody could give me some advice please. My Sister has asked me to board her loft out and being the loving brother I said I would I went up to have a look and discovered the beams are cut and connected together with metal plates on every beam. The loft is only going to be used for...

Hello We have a fairly large loft that is already boarded with a small amount of insulation under the existing boards. Approximately 1/3 of the loft is used for storage and we also need access to the middle of the loft to access the header tank. I am trying to determine what options I...

Our new house has a fully boarded loft with insulation laid over the boards. We’d like to store things up there without compressing the insulation. I’ve seen loft legs are a common solution if you’ve got joists under the insulation. Given we have boards underneath, are there any other options...

My loft has insulation down so do I just board over the top on the joists? I was going to purchase the packd of loft boards you buy from B&Q etc unless I can get them cheaper elsewhere? Is there a way you lay these and fix them? Sorry I'm a novice. Thanks Gavin

i want to board out my loft to be used as storage and a computor room. i`ve been told i need to strengthen the existing joists by "cross nogging" them. what is this and is it necessary? thanks

Hi there, I'm looking at boarding and insulating my loft. I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers. I've got a couple of questions on the picture attached 1. Would it be able to carry the weight of boards and then storage? Would I need to add any supporting beams? 2. The loft is...

Hi guys, why is it only B&Q having/doing this? any idea of similar cheaper product (not putting insulation then boarding)? http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insulation/loft-insulation/loft_boards/B-and-Q-Insulated-Timber-Loft-Board-L-1200-x-W-320-x-D-123mm-10647753?skuId=11138395 thanks!