Hi everyone
Have a typical redrow type house (90's build).
Since removing the water tanks from the loft, I want to board it to use as storage (about 40sqm total brick to brick / 30sqm usable)
Details:
It's a duo/fink truss build.
The bottom chords are 95mm x 35mm, spaced about 55cm
The webs are 75mm x 35mm.
Doing the build is no problem, however I am unsure about whether the bottom chords are thick enough use, or whether I should place some decent sized beams across them?
I was considering telebeam (used in previous house), but decided it's above and beyond what's probably needed, and started to look at these wickes loft legs:
www.wickes.co.uk
Or the LoftZone kit:
www.loftzone.co.uk
They look roughly the same (although the LoftZone has cross beams), is there much real difference between them on a day to day use?
Will use standard tongue and groove loft boards on each
Any comments appreciated on the beam depth!
Have a typical redrow type house (90's build).
Since removing the water tanks from the loft, I want to board it to use as storage (about 40sqm total brick to brick / 30sqm usable)
Details:
It's a duo/fink truss build.
The bottom chords are 95mm x 35mm, spaced about 55cm
The webs are 75mm x 35mm.
Doing the build is no problem, however I am unsure about whether the bottom chords are thick enough use, or whether I should place some decent sized beams across them?
I was considering telebeam (used in previous house), but decided it's above and beyond what's probably needed, and started to look at these wickes loft legs:
Loftleg 175mm Loftflooring Legs Pack 12 | Wickes.co.uk
Loftleg 175mm Loftflooring Legs Pack 12
www.wickes.co.uk
Or the LoftZone kit:
StoreFloor Raised Loft Boarding | LoftZone UK
Loftzone Storefloor is an award-winning, fully patented loft boarding system designed especially for installing loft boarding over insulation.
www.loftzone.co.uk
They look roughly the same (although the LoftZone has cross beams), is there much real difference between them on a day to day use?
Will use standard tongue and groove loft boards on each
Any comments appreciated on the beam depth!