Strengthening Floor In Loft

Advice needed on strengthening loft floor for storage by gordon hill tue jan 28 2020 11 53 am last post by gordon hill tue jan 28 2020 11 53 am replies 0 views 331.

Strengthening floor in loft. It s mainly going to be used as a chill out tv room for the kids. Store floor award winning loftzone storefloor creates a lightweight but incredibly strong system of raised beams that support a safe deck above your insulation. Quick loft joist question for potential loft conversion by dylant sat oct 27 2018 12 59 pm last post by dylant sat. For this fix to work well the upper edges of the joists must be solidly fastened to the subfloor above.

If the attic joists are not adequate one way to strengthen the floor for live loads is to sister the old joists. The existing beams were just the bedroom ceiling joists which were about 75mm x 4omm. I ve not gone down the regulations route as it s not going to be used as a bedroom. It has a drop down loft ladder with handrail and a roof velux.

Ive just strengthened my loft floor. Use a sledgehammer or a pry bar to force the bottom of the new joist along the mudsill and center support beam of the floor system or the opposite mudsill on short spans until it s flat against the existing joist. Plywood firmly fastened to the undersides of joists helps prevent this side to side bending and stiffens the floor. In the case of 2x6 joists you can pair them up with additional 2x6 joists by nailing them together side by side.

A layer of 3 4 in. Squeaks in a floor usually mean that the subfloor has loosened from the joists.