Loft Ledge

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Brilliant! So simple but so effective. This system creates space in seconds. We were stunned at how easy it is to fit and fully aware that for this to be so simple means that an awful lot of thought has gone into it. Boarding out lofts to comply with the new Part L of the building regs is now pretty commonplace and a strip of boarding down the centre of the loft is not a difficult job.

If you would like to fit the Loft Ledge by hand, be our guest, but do remember that loft timbers, trusses and joists, have been allowed, through the very warmth in the loft, to dry out thoroughly. All you will need to fit Loft Ledge is a screwdriver, a tape measure and (We suggest) a spirit level. The shelving slats are cut to the correct length to fit between trusses which have been fitted to the standard 600mm centres found in most roofs for the last 30 years. The screwdriver is a matter of personal choice. We prefer electric screwdrivers as they make life so much easier.

Full instructions are included in the box but to make it even easier, the video shows just how simple this operation is. This creates a huge amount of additional storage space and what is more is that the newly created space is very very accessible and almost impossible to clutter! This has undoubtedly made the timber very hard so, if you are determined to use a hand screwdriver, you may want to drill some pilot holes first.

We took the Loft Ledge into a recently boarded out attic to see just how it worked. The result was outstanding.Conserving heat and power as per Part L of the Building Regulations – Find out more about Building Regulations Part L here Why Does Loft Ledge Work? More and more homes are converting to combination boilers so there are less and less water tanks in the loft which is giving us all more space but it seems the more space we have the more space we need….BUT…..It is not the physical space creation that is the difficulty, it is organising that space to get the maximum value from it that presents us with the problems. Loft floors are rarely level and while this is not very important in the scheme of things, measuring up from the floor, as the Loft Ledge instructions suggest, could potentially give you an out of level shelf.

The first sight in anyone’s loft, whether boarded out or not, is a few suitcases piled on top of each other, untidily, around the hatch and while it’s dead easy to get them in, getting then right one out again is not quite as simple. This applies, in most homes anyway, to almost everything that, over the years, has been put in the loft for safe-keeping. The Loft Ledge system is designed so many units can be used in the same loft. It is possible and indeed very practical, to have a row of Loft Ledges right along your trusses.