Making An Attic Floor

If you don t need additional storage think of flooring an area less than the entire attic such.

Making an attic floor.

Maneuvering heavy 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or osb oriented strand board up to an. Tips and tricks to make attic flooring easy platforms don t have to be plywood. Go into the attic to. Standard joist spacing for the installation of attic flooring materials is 16 inches on center oc meaning the distance from the center of one joist to the center of the next joist is 16 inches.

A raised platform of lumber in dimensions of 2 4 or 2 6 with insulation placed between joists and covered up with a 12 inch plywood helps build the right flooring. Preparing your attic 1. Measure the space around. Installing flooring material over the attic doesn t quite leave room for the recommended insulation space needed to provide efficient home energy.

How to reinforce an attic floor with sister joists clear the joist spaces pull out all insulation and any debris from all of the joist spaces so you can see the full. Use a tape measure to measure the length and width of where you. Measure the space where you want to lay the floor. You must make sure that your ceiling trusses will.

Don t add flooring until you review wiring and plumbing needs for the future. Measure the old joists measure the length of the old joists and note how much they overhang any supporting walls or. It s possible to use other materials.