Loft Flooring Legs 175mm Insulation Spacer - 48 Pack

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Our loft is split into 2 sections with a wall splitting up the 2 sections. One half has already been boarded over which we use for storage, however the other half is twice the size and i'm looking to board it over to increase storage space. If you do not wear a coat or a paper suit, you are guaranteed to feel very itchy after. These disposable suits are also handy for other types of jobs such as decorating. Squash this down to compress it between the joists (if it goes down enough) to then just board over as normal You reduce the amount of moist air within your home. Activities such as showering, cooking a dryer clothes create moisture. Any moist air within your home will raise when heating, thus entering your loft space. Make sure you install extractor fans in your bathroom and kitchen. Ideally you should choose extractors that directly vent to the outside, rather than recirculating ones. Manufactured in the UK from recycled materials, the Loft Leg is designed to be strong enough to walk on and store up to 50kg per square metre. Thermal studies have shown that pressing your insulation can reduce its thermal properties by more than 50%, the Loft Leg avoids insulation compression saving energy and money.

Below is an image of a loft entrance. Floor level is lower at the loft entrance compared to the storage area. This ensures easy loft access. PIR foam board (kingspan) insulation has been installed around the loft entrance. This customer wanted the very best insulation above his cold bathroom. Other areas of this loft use space blanket. The kingspan insulation also allow the customers to freely walk around his loft where no flooring is present. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (Wednesday 22 November) announced a range of tax, benefits and savings measures. We round up the key announcements and what they mean for you.

This means you will have 100mm of glass mineral wool between your joists. Then you will have 200mm of glass mineral wall 90 degrees to this, between your loft legs. Like the image below, however this particular loft used space blanket insulation. This is basically glass fibre wool wrapped in aluminum foil: Below is a picture of loft legs being used with space blanket insulation. Loft legs are spaced about 30cm apart between every joist. Tongue and Groove chip board is then screwed to the loft legs. Note: Only do this step if the old insulation has been damp due to water leakage. Or if the insulation looks like it could cause a fire hazard, such as having incredibly large amounts of dust collected on top. This product will help to lower the energy use in your home, and supports sustainable living through better use of resources

An excellent cordless drill popular with building contractors. This powerful Milwaukee drill comes with charger and case. The image has a total of 300mm of space blanket insulation. This is glass mineral wool wrapped in aluminium foil. The purpose of the foil is to help prevent the glass fibres from flowing through the air.

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The reason why I was umming and ahhing here was because my loft ladder was rated to be installed to a floor to loft floorboard height of 2.6m. Here are the numbers: Choose an area where there are no water pipes, electrical junction boxes, light fittings or anything else you may need access too. If you board over such things it will be difficult to reach in the future. It's only a 9cm difference but if only those loft legs were 8.5cm high and id be as sweet as a nut. Loft boarding involves moving insulation around. Usually insulation is of the glass fibre wool type. This type of insulation is harmful to your lungs if breathed in. Please do the sensible thing and ensure you wear protection. There are many differences between insulation. Warton Woodworks only use insulation wool, space blanket or PIR insulation boards. PIR foam board is more effective then glass wool by a factor of 2. This means 100mm of PIR is equivalent to 200mm of glass fibre wool.

Do you have water or gas pipes in your loft? If so then ensure you board around them to ensure easy access. If a water pipe bursts the last thing you want is to be ripping up your loft boards. This also applies to important electrical connection, such as light fittings and junction boxes. Down Lights (Recessed Lights)Many screws are required when it comes to loft boarding. You will need 8 screws per loft leg. 4 screws to fix the loft leg to the joist. And another 4 to fix the loft board to the loft leg. Pozi drive drill bits enable you to use a cordless drill as a powerful screwdriver. What height above the joists should I aim for given the 200mm of insulation? Should I clear the whole 200mm or would I get away with compressing it by 20-50mm? Lay a piece of plywood (cut to suit) adjacent to the loft hatch. This will make it easier to climb into the loft via your ladder. The diagram below provides an example of where your plywood could be fixed down.

Screw your first loft board down on top of your loft legs, close to the loft hatch. Use 2 screws per loft leg to fix the boards down. One board should have a total of 8 screws in it. Planning permission is not required to board out a loft for the purpose of loft storage. Planning is only required if you are wanting to convert your loft into a living space, such as carrying out a loft conversion. If you currently do not have any insulation, lay 100mm of glass fibre wool between every loft joist. Cut the wool to the correct length and width.

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