Diy Attic Flooring For Storage

Installing attic dek panels to create flooring in an attic is a great way to add storage space in a home for a beginning diyer.

Diy attic flooring for storage.

Lan to use 2x4x36 upright screwed to ceciing joist every 24 to hold 2x6x12 s up above duct work. The below photos shows what my unfinished attic looked liked before the attic dek panels were installed. 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. Attic space offers many options for building storage or living space especially if you already have a well built basic flooring in place.

That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below. We need at least 33 inches to get above all duct work in attic. We show you how to lay out tongue and groove loft boards in your loft supporting them on joists for a secure storage floor. Flooring in the loft or attic how to lay tongue and groove board panel loft flooring.

The best way to lay a floor in your loft for storage is to lay floor board panels. House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below.