boarding loft

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    Strengthening loft joists

    Hello, apologies if this question is asked a lot, but I find mixed answers in my searches. I want to board the loft of my 1870-ish mid-terrace house for storage, not a living space, but I also don't want to worry about the weight of the things I'm storing so might want to strengthen my joists...
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    Loft Boarding

    Hi All, I'm planning to board the loft of my new build house. Initially I had planned on using the loft legs and loft boarding panels that interconnect, however, the loft legs feel flimsy. I would like to run CLS timber the opposite direction to the current joints and fix the boarding panels...
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    Boarding Loft Space

    Hi all, First post so go easy! I'm wanting to board out the central section of our loft for some extra storage. It will only be used to store light stuff like xmas decs and other bits we rarely need. It's a terraced house from roughly 1910 and the ceiling joints are 4x2's that run from the...
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    Loft boarding after thick insulation

    Hey all We recently moved into a 1930s house that has had full insulation about 10 years ago, it's 30cm thick and then loads of small polystyrene balls filled in between the joists. I'd like to increase the storage as only about 10ft is boarded. What's the best way to go about this. I've seen...
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    Cordless Screwdriver advice sought

    I'm going to help my son board his loft and as the area to be boarded is large I thought that it might lighten the load by using a cordless screwdriver. How powerful will the motor need to be? I had been looking at one in excess of 10v but came across an Energetic branded one in Screwfix that...
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