Lan to use 2x4x36 upright screwed to ceciing joist every 24 to hold 2x6x12 s up above duct work.
Diy attic flooring for storage.
It s possible to create a solid floor without investing a lot of money.
We need at least 33 inches to get above all duct work in attic.
You can for instance use recycled materials.
House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below.
As you can see before we put in the easy to install attic dek flooring there was a bunch of nothing going on in.
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.
The below photos shows what my unfinished attic looked liked before the attic dek panels were installed.
Attic space offers many options for building storage or living space especially if you already have a well built basic flooring in place.
Flooring in the loft or attic how to lay tongue and groove board panel loft flooring.
That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below.