Building An Attic Floor

How to build a subfloor in an attic.

Building an attic floor.

Installing flooring material over the attic doesn t quite leave room for the recommended insulation space needed to provide efficient home energy. Call professionals to determine if your ceiling can carry the load. How to floor your attic without wrecking your roof first rule of attic floor installs. It provides a stable surface for finished flooring material such as laminate.

Addition of engineered i joists. Use a tape measure to measure the length and width of where you. A subfloor is a stiff wood underlayment secured directly the the flooring joists. When medical students complete the many years of study it takes to become a doctor.

Air from rooms below will not escape rapidly into the attic. Attic flooring for storage space above trusses. Measure the space around. First if you never build a room in the attic the insulation in the floor area will save energy costs.

Also if you do build a room or rooms in the attic one day the floor insulation will help soundproof the attic space. Old boards and lumber. Measure the old joists measure the length of the old joists and note how much they overhang any supporting walls or. Loftzone storefloor is lightweight and very easy to install.

Preparing your attic 1. 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. You must make sure that your ceiling trusses will.