How To Lay Attic Boards

Put on work gloves safety glasses and a dust mask before entering the attic.

How to lay attic boards.

Call professionals to determine if your ceiling can carry the load. Wear long sleeves and pants since. Place the furring strips on the wall carefully making sure they are aligned in a straight plane with one another. Lay a block of wood along the outer edge of the board and tap it with a hammer if the tongue and groove connection creates too much resistance.

Measure the space where you want to lay the floor. Measure the space around. When laying out for the first sheet keep in mind the distance between the joists as well as their thickness. Slide them into position with gloved hands the cut edges can be sharp.

Step 1 measure the area closest to the attic door to determine if a whole sheet can be used or what the first cut must be. The long sides of the loft boards should be laid at 90 degrees to the joists and the ends of every board should always meet on a ceiling or floor joist. Measure cut and fit infill pieces as you go to complete the run of boards. Walk to one end of the attic by carefully stepping only on the wooden ceiling joists.

Place a 2 inch by 3 inch board. Use a tape measure to measure the length and width of where you. Place a strip of caulking at every junction where the foam boards will have to meet the support structures of the attic. Two sheets will meet over a single joist so each will have only half the width of the joist for nailing.

The next step involves cutting out the foam boards according to precise measurements. You must make sure that your ceiling trusses will. How to lay attic flooring on top of fiberglass insulation 1.