Board For Attic Floor

A single 4 pack covers approximately 10 sq.

Board for attic floor.

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. This allows the board that will butt up to its end to be supported by the joist. Ensures good quality and durability for longer life. Attic oriented strand board has a convenient tongue and groove design for easy installation.

Ceiling joists are typically 2 8 lumber floor joists are usually 2 10 or 2x 12 lumber. Installing plywood for example will create a smooth floor to lay carpet in the future. If you intend to board directly on to the joists instead of having a raise floor then start by placing the first board across the joists. It s possible to use other materials but plywood or particleboard on sale is likely to be less expensive than other wood materials or products.

More product details close. If the board overhangs mark it at the centre of the last joist it crosses and make a straight cut at this point with a jigsaw. Attic flooring panels are easy to install with their interlocking edges. 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.

These heavy duty plastic floor panels can be placed over existing attic joists measuring either 16 or 24 on center and have pre drilled holes to make installation simple. X 47 75 in 263117 the home depot. That s a big size and strength difference between the two types of attic joists even if the joist spacing is the same. 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.

Attic dek panels require no measuring or cutting. Attic pine oriented strand board common. The wood should be at least 5 8 inch thick to handle a heavy load. If the attic were designed as living space those ceiling joists would become floor joists and be much bigger.