My attic space is very small (//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=194713) (6' at the peak) and the floor span area relatively small.
I've laid T&G chipboard flooring but some of the boards are flexing slightly along their long edges - obviously the T&G is not quite tight enough there to prevent flexing (only flexes by a couple of mm's but I can feel it with bare feet)
Anway, I've read the advice about counter battening but I simply haven't got the roof space to raise the floor so was wondering if the next best thing would be to fit counter batten pieces between the joists rather than over the top. I.e. at 90 degrees to each joist, beneath each board joint with the next in the row.
What sort of timber would be enough to add the extra support beneath the board edges bearing in mind that there is already insulation between that would have to be cut away or compressed - the joists are 5" deep.
Would screwing through these cross batten pieces into the joists (at roughly 45 degree angle or from above) be strong enough or better to have a small batten along the edge of the existing joists to sit these cross battens on - sort of a poor mans joist hanger...?
Any advice appreciated...
I've laid T&G chipboard flooring but some of the boards are flexing slightly along their long edges - obviously the T&G is not quite tight enough there to prevent flexing (only flexes by a couple of mm's but I can feel it with bare feet)
Anway, I've read the advice about counter battening but I simply haven't got the roof space to raise the floor so was wondering if the next best thing would be to fit counter batten pieces between the joists rather than over the top. I.e. at 90 degrees to each joist, beneath each board joint with the next in the row.
What sort of timber would be enough to add the extra support beneath the board edges bearing in mind that there is already insulation between that would have to be cut away or compressed - the joists are 5" deep.
Would screwing through these cross batten pieces into the joists (at roughly 45 degree angle or from above) be strong enough or better to have a small batten along the edge of the existing joists to sit these cross battens on - sort of a poor mans joist hanger...?
Any advice appreciated...
