Hi, I'm new to the forum so forgive me if this exact subject has been covered and please bear with me as my DIY knowledge is somewhat limited....
My mother has just had her loft insulated free of charge as she is over 70. However, rather than laying it in between the rafters as we expected, it was layed in blanket fashion on top of and across the joists, making the joists & wiring etc not visible (All there is, is a sea of insulation).
Beforehand she had some old temporary 'flooring' which we have now thrown away.
I was hoping to put in place some better form of flooring in an area of the loft purely for storing purposes. However, the way the loft has been insulated makes this trickier to achieve, as its been layed on top of everything, and we cannot see the wooden joists!
We need to achieve something as my mum has a fair bit of stuff to store back up into the loft.
I'm aware that the flooring shouldn't be in contact with the insulation and nor should the insulation be compressed down, so I'm at a loss to know how to approach this, short of taking the insulation away (which I don't really want to do).
Please can someone advise what the best way forward is in order to achieve some kind of acceptable flooring in the roofspace?
I would also appreciate some advise in the best material to use and the best place to get it from.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Nos.
My mother has just had her loft insulated free of charge as she is over 70. However, rather than laying it in between the rafters as we expected, it was layed in blanket fashion on top of and across the joists, making the joists & wiring etc not visible (All there is, is a sea of insulation).
Beforehand she had some old temporary 'flooring' which we have now thrown away.
I was hoping to put in place some better form of flooring in an area of the loft purely for storing purposes. However, the way the loft has been insulated makes this trickier to achieve, as its been layed on top of everything, and we cannot see the wooden joists!
We need to achieve something as my mum has a fair bit of stuff to store back up into the loft.
I'm aware that the flooring shouldn't be in contact with the insulation and nor should the insulation be compressed down, so I'm at a loss to know how to approach this, short of taking the insulation away (which I don't really want to do).
Please can someone advise what the best way forward is in order to achieve some kind of acceptable flooring in the roofspace?
I would also appreciate some advise in the best material to use and the best place to get it from.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Nos.