Floor Boarding Your Loft

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.

Floor boarding your loft. Checking loft insulation when laying a loft floor. If not hire a professional. Space them 1m apart along the joists. Partially boarding the loft space to create a small storage area close to the loft hatch and under 8 square metres.

Joists are usually spaced about 300mm apart. 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. 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. Full loft floor boarding for the typical detached house including extending the floor joist height and insulation.

Get the right tools and equipment. Unless you re interfering with heavy duty electrical cable of course. Read our project on loft insulation to make sure you have enough insulation in your loft or attic before fixing down floorboards. In order to achieve over 100mm of insulation you will need to raise your loft boarding.

Do heed the safety advice detailed below and only attempt the task if you are capable. 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. Loft insulation boards are used where a loft conversion is to take place but boarding a loft for storage simply requires insulation under the loft floor.

They should be fixed along every joist the floor will be. There are two common scenarios when it comes to loft boarding and they are. Screw the loft legs directly into your floor joists. How to create storage space in your loft with wickes expert diy and home improvement advice.

And we highly recommend you do this if you re having a boarding session yourself. This can be a very attractive extra selling feature for your home. 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.

Continue covering the floor with boards until you cover the entire area. 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. If you want to board your loft follow this step by step guide.