Boarding Attic New Build

Adding a floor to an attic can increase storage space or create a new room.

Boarding attic new build.

An important consideration when loft boarding a new build is to ensure that the loft space and loft insulation combined can breathe interstitial condensation will very quickly manifest itself if the air flow is restricted causing damp issues and further ongoing problems this is particularly the case in new builds that are under two years old as they will contain considerably more moisture than that of a new build that has been through the drying out period. Traditional loft boarding is heavy and a newer home couldn t hold the extra bearing weight of a traditional boarded loft. You can still board directly on to the joists if you want but it is worth noting that this would not pass a building control inspection because you wouldn t have the full 270mm depth of insulation required by regulations. Then you ll need to build a grid like structure that can hold up the plywood flooring.

Before you start creating a floor for your attic you must make sure that it can handle the additional load. It s an extremely lightweight system that spreads the load bearing weight evenly it s nhbc approved and will not invalidate your new build warranty. The best solution is to build a raised loft floor above the insulation details of which are shown below. A typical new build loft boarding package.

Boarding your loft in a new build at access4lofts kettering we have been creating easily accessible safe storage spaces in lofts for over 10 years. Most people that have a new build loft boarding package choose to have the following. A 3 section aluminium loft ladder with operating pole for ease of use 3 section timber folding loft ladder with an new extra large hatch are also very popular. During that time we have carried out thousands of loft storage installations in new build properties without any problems or insurance claims just thousands of happy customers with loads of extra storage space in their new home.