Creating a Storage Area in Loft Plus Re-Insulating From Scratch
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:43 pm
Good afternoon all, I am planning to attempt to create a storage area in the loft, when I went up there to have a look at the space and what my options might be, well , it all looked pretty old and messy and probably also explains why my home is looses heat so quickly.
Just so I take the right steps in re-insulating and creating abit of a storage area, I need to know where i can put some weight (loft boards etc.)
I have added a couple pictures so I can better expain myself.
It is a mid-terraced house.
These images are of my loft , there are 3 sets of beams, 2 big ones, which i assume are the main support that go from left to right of the house, there are smaller beams running along the loft floor from the fornt to the back of the house (roof of the top floor) of the loft and then a few floating ones attachedto the roof.
my question is, do i put the floor boards for the storage area on the smaller beams going from the frontt o the back of the house (using stilts as I plan to re-insulate, or do i have to fashion some sort of platform in between the 2 big beams?
There is a brick missing between my loft and neighbours loft , theirs is way more clear than mines but it looks to be the same as what I have, minus the floating wooden beams attached to the roof, here is the image.
and I also found a tear on the black material in the room, that seems to be letting light in, but seems to be sealed.
I dont intend to be going up there often , but I have about 100KG worth of things to store up there, any tips and ideas would be much apreciated.
I do intend for this to be a DIY project as im not at the full on loft conversion stage yet.
Thank you all
Mun
Just so I take the right steps in re-insulating and creating abit of a storage area, I need to know where i can put some weight (loft boards etc.)
I have added a couple pictures so I can better expain myself.
It is a mid-terraced house.
These images are of my loft , there are 3 sets of beams, 2 big ones, which i assume are the main support that go from left to right of the house, there are smaller beams running along the loft floor from the fornt to the back of the house (roof of the top floor) of the loft and then a few floating ones attachedto the roof.
my question is, do i put the floor boards for the storage area on the smaller beams going from the frontt o the back of the house (using stilts as I plan to re-insulate, or do i have to fashion some sort of platform in between the 2 big beams?
There is a brick missing between my loft and neighbours loft , theirs is way more clear than mines but it looks to be the same as what I have, minus the floating wooden beams attached to the roof, here is the image.
and I also found a tear on the black material in the room, that seems to be letting light in, but seems to be sealed.
I dont intend to be going up there often , but I have about 100KG worth of things to store up there, any tips and ideas would be much apreciated.
I do intend for this to be a DIY project as im not at the full on loft conversion stage yet.
Thank you all
Mun