I'm curious about this as I've been boarding my loft in stages:
The survey initially suggested that the loft had been used excessively for storage and this had caused the ceiling to sag, meaning the doors didn't fit properly in the frames. They (surveyor) said they thought once the items were removed it would return to normal. After moving in, I'm very dubious, yes the previous residents had only put a few boards up so essentially the weight of the items in the loft had been very concentrated. However I'm fairly certain that the doors didn't shut as they were badly hung and we have had this sorted now.
The surveyor told me to be careful how much stuff I put up in the loft but I'm not sure why, obviously I'm not going to go nuts and put a library/hot tub up there, but the joists up there look the same as the ones on the first floor (have had floorboards off recently) so what dictates whether a loft can be used for storage or not?
The survey initially suggested that the loft had been used excessively for storage and this had caused the ceiling to sag, meaning the doors didn't fit properly in the frames. They (surveyor) said they thought once the items were removed it would return to normal. After moving in, I'm very dubious, yes the previous residents had only put a few boards up so essentially the weight of the items in the loft had been very concentrated. However I'm fairly certain that the doors didn't shut as they were badly hung and we have had this sorted now.
The surveyor told me to be careful how much stuff I put up in the loft but I'm not sure why, obviously I'm not going to go nuts and put a library/hot tub up there, but the joists up there look the same as the ones on the first floor (have had floorboards off recently) so what dictates whether a loft can be used for storage or not?
