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Hi, I’m looking to board my loft and presently the insulation I have is only a couple of inches thick and doesn’t come above the joists but I was looking to top up that with more insulation but the insulation I’m looking to get will take it above the joists so I’ll have to crush it down to...

It is my intension to board the loft, and would appriciate a little direction. As far as counter batons, i was thinking 2X2, is this enough - ALSO, since lost joists are not usually as strong as floor joists when is weight likely to become an issue? Would it be better to use a stronger...

Hi all I’m looking to board my loft for additional storage purposes only. Currently there are chipboard panels on top of the joists, with loose insulation just rolled out on top of this. Im not sure if there is much insulation between the joists as these boards are difficult to remove. Any...

I am thinking of fully boarding out my loft in my new build house, however the builders stated that the loft wasn't built for it and that it might struggle to support the weight of it. Is this the case, if so would I benefit from supporting it and how would I go about doing that? Thanks in...

I would like to board out my loft but it's a non standard build and has metal loft joists. I have looked at loft legs but these are designed to screw into wooden joists, the metal joists are in pairs then 750mm apart over approximately 6 meters squared. I'll take a photo and post soon, in the...

Hi all, Looking for some advice, currently in the bedroom we have 230v 35w spot lights, the loft has glass mineral wool insulation which was put in about 2 years ago and it covers the top of the spotlights, i understand from research that this is fine. I now want to board the loft in that area...

I want to start topping up the insulation and boarding the loft this w/e. From looking at these forums my current plan is as follows.. There are 3 main joists running along the house several feet apart that come up to 8in. I am planning to put 3x2 across these to bring up to 10in for...

Please excuse what is a stupid question - but I just can't seem to find an answer anywhere I want to board my loft using the small 18mm T&G chipboards available from Wickes, B&Q etc. I need to counterbatten across the existing joists so that the boards clear the cables that are run over them...

Last time I boarded a loft there was a fairly thin layer of insulation, so i secured some cross beams on top of the existing ceiling beams and then fixed the boards to those. I had my loft re-insulated when I brought the house last year and it is over 300mm deep. The existing ceiling beams are...

I bought some loft boards the other day, but am finding cables underneath the mass of insulation that sits above the joists. To stop crushing the cables. I was thinking of cutting small squares (the width of the joist) that I can screw into the joist, then place the boards on top of the...

Just wondering if this can be done. Our loft has the central part of it boarded with chipboard and to avoid any major work taking the old stuff up and laying down some new insulated loft board I was wondering if it could be just screwed down onto the existing chipboard? Or would it be...

...looking to move some of our excess stuff into the loft space to free up the space in our spare room. There has been some kind of loft boarding done prior to us buying the house but I am unconvinced about how well it has been done. It seems like the loft boards are directly screwed into...

Hi there I'm thinking of boarding out part of my single garage (3 metres wide) loft to create storage space and could do with some advice please, to check my research. The existing ceiling joists look very flimsy so my initial plan is to install new joists just above, but separate to, the...

I have a 3.3m x 3.3m area of my loft that I want to raise up so that I can add 200mm insulation over the existing joists, and then board on top for storage. Existing joists are 300mm apart. It's a 1950s bungalow. I am considering buying 6 x 3.6m lengths of 200x47mm timber and lay them across...

A2AADDC9-F052-4A7D-BC20-DDA7E02E388E by Matty2000uk posted 2 Sep 2021 at 8:53 PM Is it possible to put loft boards on the area shown in the picture? Won’t have anything heavy on it mostly boxed of baby clothes and the odd box of light electricals. There’s currently 2 thin strips of wood running...

Hi I've just moved house and and thinking about what to to with the loft. I want to board the loft with chipboard kindly left by the previous owner - they not secured down so I want to screw them into the joists. The joists are about 7cm in height and have 42cm centre to centre. In the...

Hello, We have just had our 270mm of loft insulation installed as part of the free scheme. I want to board out a small section of the loft for storage but am aware that I can't just compress the insulation down. I know there are lots of threads out there about this but I wanted to ask the...

We have moved into a 1950's house with minimal insulation. There is a conventional loft space between a hipped roof and plasterboard ceiling with 4” rafters. There is 4” mineral wool insulation between the rafters, which I want to increase by about another 6 inches, either using Celotex, Steico...

Hi all I'm in the process of boarding part of my loft which is 6ft 9 x 9ft 2 but when removing the old insulation I found central heating pipes and wires going over the joists which are 3x2. Can I make stilts out of some 3x2 to raise the boards over the pipework as I'm worried about putting...