How To Floor My Attic
Platforms don t have to be plywood.
How to floor my attic. Thinner plywood can flex when you walk on it even with 16. The best way to lay a floor in your loft for storage is to lay floor board panels. Here is the 2nd part on how to make extra storage space in your attic. To make the job easier use a circular.
First you ll need to measure the area you want to floor so you can calculate how much wood you ll require. The solid base allows you to store items in the attic as well as to walk. You also need to ensure that the joist spacing is adequate. If your attic joists won t bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light storage you can install inch plywood or.
Mike embarks on a project to lay a floor in the attic loft space. If you plan to finish the floor in the attic and turn the room into a living space however you should always use 3 4 inch plywood. Attic joists for live loads. Joist dimensions are only part of the equation.
We show you how to lay out tongue and groove loft boards in your loft supporting them on joists for a secure storage floor. Mike embarks on a project to lay a floor in the attic loft space. Attic flooring consists of materials as basic as sheets of plywood as well as more elaborate interlocking floor systems. To floor an attic you ll need to install a sub floor for support before laying your plywood floor.
Here are a few tips to help you and your house get through the attic flooring installation job unscathed. Maneuvering heavy 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or osb oriented strand board up to an unfinished attic is sometimes like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Your attic has tons of space that is not being used and now you can maximize it by ins.