Putting Boards Down In Attic

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Putting boards down in attic.

Maneuvering heavy 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or osb oriented strand board up to an unfinished attic is sometimes like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Another way to add attic flooring is to secure plywood sheets to the floor. Line up 2x4 inch 5 08x10 16 cm thick boards on each end of the grid and screw them into the existing boards that you laid. To make the job easier use a circular saw to cut the plywood sheet first into 2 2 8 strips which will be much easier to handle.

Fix with two or three screws along the join. Walk to one end of the attic by carefully stepping only on the wooden ceiling joists. Using a nail gun is no guarantee that boards won t pop up. Use an electric screwdriver to install the flooring base.

Lay a full board next to the first one and then mark or measure if it needs to be cut see step three. There are several different types of attic flooring you can use. Now that you have boards lined up across the trusses you can cap off each end of the subfloor with boards on each end. Once you have boards screwed into the entirety of the floor the attic should look like a grid.

How to lay attic flooring on top of fiberglass insulation 1. Put on work gloves safety glasses and a dust mask before entering the attic. While you can nail the flooring into place a screwdriver will countersink screws and create a squeak free finish. Cut the second board if necessary and slide it into position with the first board making sure the tongue and groove is fully connected to form an almost invisible join.

For an easy attic flooring start with a simple laying down of wood planks.