Floor Boarding Your Loft

Read our project on loft insulation to make sure you have enough insulation in your loft or attic before fixing down floorboards.

Floor boarding your loft.

Loft boarding can increase the floor space in your home by up to 50 and using a fitted loft ladder will offer a safe and easily accessible storage space. How to create storage space in your loft with wickes expert diy and home improvement advice. In order to achieve over 100mm of insulation you will need to raise your loft boarding. This can be a very attractive extra selling feature for your home.

Joists are usually spaced about 300mm apart. Partially boarding the loft space to create a small storage area close to the loft hatch and under 8 square metres. They should be fixed along every joist the floor will be. Space them 1m apart along the joists.

There are two common scenarios when it comes to loft boarding and they are. Another little tip here if using loft panels you ll find the smaller ones in your local diy store you should fix them at 610mm centres larger boards 8 x2 fixed at 600mm centres. This project shows you how to lay loft bording over insulation while keeping the required amount of loft insulation both at the old depth of 100mm and the new increased regulation depth of 270mm. Loft boards and tongue and grooved loft boarding panels can be bought from most diy sheds and builders merchants.

If not hire a professional. Continue covering the floor with boards until you cover the entire area. If you want to board your loft follow this step by step guide. Planning permission building regs requirements ok you don t need to ask the local council if you just intend boarding out your loft for lightweight storage.

Unless you re interfering with heavy duty electrical cable of course. As standard the loft boys raise the finished loft floor above all wires and cables. Loft boards are fixed together relatively easily but working withing the confines of the loft s available space can make boarding a loft a tricky endeavour. Boarding out your loft can provide a safe and clean storage space for all your boxes of memories christmas decorations extra clothes and anything else you can t bear to part with.

Get the right tools and equipment. This video will demonstrate how to create storage space in your. This can be done using loft legs. Screw the loft legs directly into your floor joists.

And we highly recommend you do this if you re having a boarding session yourself. In order to properly board your loft you ll need a jigsaw and workbench hammer screwdrivers drill tape measure and pencil. Full loft floor boarding for the typical detached house including extending the floor joist height and insulation.