Attic Storage Decking

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 boards.

Attic storage decking. The strongest lightest easiest raised attic boarding system available insulated your attic and lost your storage. Ships from and sold by loftzone usa. Get it back with loftzone storefloor strong enough to walk on and easy to fit join tens of thousands of happy customers worldwide. To eliminate any potential problems with wiring or insulation use two by four or two by six lengths to create a subfloor system for the new decking.

Attic dek flooring walking deck boards for attic easy installation floor system for garage roof 67 99. Take the measurements for your subfloor and measure enough plywood so that you can cover the entire frame. Coronavirus update september 2020 we are fully open and able to. You ll need to make sure that the plywood can fit through your attic door.

Installing attic flooring for light storage only 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. Purchase half inch 1 27 cm thick plywood to act as your flooring. Plywood or chipboard is the least expensive option for storage flooring. Attic dek flooring is an easy to install floor option that provides additional storage space supporting up to 250 lbs.

To properly add an attic storage deck start by measuring the largest area available that is not hindered by any ductwork. The only storage system designed specifically for the unfinished areas over a garage or under a roof. Several list advise regarding 4 x 8 sheets of plywood flooring being laid on top of joists for decking material in an attic along with pull down access stairs. Attic decking kit for a storage floor above deep attic insulation 8ft x 8ft kit 199 00.

These pieces can be placed perpendicular to the ceiling joists. Another product by racor called. The prefabricated plastic panel squares that fits either 16 or 24 on center joist systems are secured with screws to the attic floor joints to create flooring space for storage or a stepping stone pathway to get to hard to reach spaces. Buy the selected items together.

The wood should be at least 5 8 inch thick to handle a heavy load. The new attic dek is the only storage system designed specifically for unfinished attic space over a garage or under a roof. Measure the plywood and attic door. And preferably can avoid any existing roof support.

Since the boards are sold in 4 foot by 8 foot sheets you may need to cut them into 2 foot wide strips to get them into the attic space.