Raise ceiling joists also if the attic insulation is thicker than your ceiling joists you can raise the height of the joists to above the insulation by attaching 2 3 s to their top edge before you attach the attic floor.
How to put attic flooring down.
If you keep these close together you will not have to worry about any gaps.
For an easy attic flooring start with a simple laying down of wood planks.
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.
The decision regarding the thickness of plywood to use for the subfloor in the attic has a lot to do with how you intend to use the attic and it also.
To solve this problem add another course of 2 x 4 or even 2 x 6 stringers either on top of the existing joists or attached to the sides of the truss.
If you try to put the plywood flooring directly on the joists it will crush the insulation down and you ll end up with the equivalent of r 15 regardless of what you started out with.
Attic dek flooring is an easy to install floor option that provides additional storage space supporting up to 250 lbs.
There are several different types of attic flooring you can use.
Another way to add attic flooring is to secure plywood sheets to the floor.
If you ever need to cover them with finished flooring you can always nail down another subflooring before installing tile or hardwood.
To floor an attic you ll need to install a sub floor for support before laying your plywood floor.
You ll have to construct a wooden frame or sub floor with boards 16 inches apart to provide extra support for the floor.
Put on work gloves safety glasses and a dust mask before entering the attic.
Use old boards that are close to the same thickness in a given section of the attic however.
You don t want lots of different floor heights or walking in the attic will be difficult.