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i am just in the process of insulating & boarding the loft out for storage use etc..my house is a steel framed house & the depth of the steel beams in the loft is 200mm,i am going to insulate it 1st 270mm as required 100mm base + 170mm top up insulation,obviously when i lay the loft boards onto...

I have a small loft area above a first floor extension, it's only about 8 square metres (just above a kitchen) in small terraced house. I want to put boards on the rafters but the access hatch is very small - 30cm wide and 90cm high. So I can't get large loft boards into it. I am planning to use...

Recently moved into new build and wish to board out loft. However, I can't see the joists as the insulation has just been laid over the top. Is this to NHBC standard and how do I lay the boards if I can't see the joists?

Hi I’m currently adding an extra 200mm of loft insulation to the 100mm already down to give me 300mm advised. I want to have a section in the middle boarded out, I’m reusing boards already down. My existing joists are only 85mm deep so I need to raise c215mm to clear the new insulation. Loft...

Hi, I am planning to board out the loft of a house (please see pictures below), so that I can store household goods up there. Do I simply need to buy some boards and screw them to the joists, or is there more to it? (I will be checking and possibly replacing the insulation, if it is not thick...

Is it possible to board a loft that has 400mm of insulation? The joists are 120mm high. LoftZone would raise the boards to 404mm, leaving only a 4mm air gap instead of 50mm. Loft Leg XL would raise it to 425mm, leaving only a 25mm air gap. Could I put a block of wood between the joists and...

Hi, I'm currently boarding out our loft with those 600mm x 2400mm green chipboard tongue and groove boards. I need to cut the boards around the chimney breast. Here is a picture. How much of a gap between the edge of the boards and bricks should I leave for expansion? The boards...

Hi guys, I would like to board some of my loft for storage. I had the loft insulated last year on a Manweb grant. They layed the insulating 10 Inches thick. joists are small 3 inch by 1.5 inch. Could I put boards down or do I have to raise the 3 inch joists a bit higher ? I dont...

Hi all, Could somebody tell me how bad is the loft sarking board issue please? I went onto the loft the other day and there are a lot of white powder covering the boards. How big is the job to resolve this? Thanks in advance J

Im going to do our loft insulation. At the moment we have 75mm of insulation between 80mm joists. Im going to add another 200mm of insulation and want to board the 2 main sections of loft for some general storage. Do i really need to add more joists running across the old ones to support...

I've finally got back into the loft after falling through (see disasters section) and have almost finished putting down the base insulation. I've bought the loftzone kit which raises the deck by 270mm. I've had this loft ladder fitted: Currently I can stand on the top rung, and raise my...

I intend to board a small area of my loft to provide additional storage space at home. As there is already around 30cm of insulation up there, I will need to build some sort of suspended floor frame on which to fix loft boards. What size and grade timber is required for such an application -...

...my loft out and make some shelves to display the lego, so i got some people out to give me some quotes. 1st person specialises in loft boarding and came very highly recommended by lots of people. He gave me a free quote and had the following to say: Purlin beamed roof with 2.5 metre...

Hi I want to board out my total loft space and have found some really good loft boards with laminate finish and 22mm thick. I have the foot wide joists running all the way down the bungalow side to side and then I have 6 more on top of these running full length of bungalow where they are...

Hi Guys, I intend to put boards down in my loft - pretty much the standard type of loft, with an apex - it wont be used for walking on, only storage. Beams that hold the ceiling are about 4-6in in height by about 2/3in wide. Rather than going to local DIY store, i got hold of a good...

I have just had my loft insulated to current standards. I now want to put items back in the loft for storage. I know which way the joists run but due to the thickness of the insulation I cannot secure the new loft borads to the joists. Is it OK to lay these boards over the insulation to allow...

Wanting to board out new extension loft for storage. It currently has 170mm high timbers and plan to put 100mm timbers at right angles in order to put back the 100mm loft insulation and then board over the top with 12mm thick plywood or would I need 18mm thick ? How should I secure the...

Hi, I'm after a bit of advice regarding loft insulation. unfortunately & stupidly I have started boarding the loft out without laying insulation down first. I even considered it at the time and decided against it for budget and labour reasons (I'm not much of a DIYer) which makes my decision...

We have got quotes to board out our loft but it will be much cheaper to do it ourselves. Does any body have any tips on how to go about doing this. Our loft has an 18 foot by 8 foot area we want to board. Will it be possible to do it ourselves or do we save ourselves the hassle and pay more for...

I am looking at replacing the insulation in my loft, the joist are approx 70 mm deep and are not deep enough to put the correct amount of insulation down without squashing it. Can anybody advise if I should buy some rough sawn timber and increase the height of the joists and then board out, or...