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Loft boards any tips please.
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.32 PM
Any tips about fitting in loft boards?
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4 Answers
Lovelock carpentry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good morning! If your going to be boarding your loft it may be worth checking you have insulation of 250-300mm before hand to save on energy bills. Installation of the boards would be to use a T&G chipboard that’s slide together using pva and 60mm+ screws (be careful for any pipes/cables that you could potentially drill through) hope this helps.
Answered2 March 2023
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Kameron Whiting
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Hello,
I would definitely recommend getting masks before starting the works, as it gets very dusty in a loft when installing new insulation as-well when boarding the loft.
Answered2 March 2023
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Castle Property Maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
If you use 'loft legs' you can keep your insulation
Answered2 March 2023
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Anonymous user
A lot depends on the size of your ceiling joists.
If they are less than 100mm depth I would advise to cross batten on top of joists with 75mmx50 mm.
Then fix your t&g chipboard P5 flooring.
Answered5 March 2023
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