Lowering Attic Floor

R value is a measure of insulation s ability to resist heat traveling through it.

Lowering attic floor.

While local codes vary many communities will not permit the ceiling in a finished living area attics included to be. Use 1 foot wide boards in pine or spruce to make quick work of putting down a floor. We need at least 33 inches to get above all duct work in attic. House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below.

Use old boards that are close to the same thickness in a given section of the attic however. Lan to use 2x4x36 upright screwed to ceciing joist every 24 to hold 2x6x12 s up above duct work. The higher the r value the better the thermal performance of the insulation. If your intent is to use the attic for a purpose other than storage you will need to consider a more finished look.

That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below. You don t want lots of different floor heights or walking in the attic will be difficult. If you ever need to cover them with finished flooring you can always nail down another subflooring before installing tile or hardwood. The headroom in the attic will determine how much usable floor space you have.

Although not really something which needs to be considered in normal circumstances lowering the ceiling of the existing first floor is a viable alternative when the roof space is restricted. The procedure for the job is to remove the existing joists and ceiling before installing new joists to form the new first floor ceiling loft floor. Walk to one end of the attic by carefully stepping only on the wooden ceiling joists. These lightweight easy to manage panels can be installed by even the most inexperienced homeowner in about 15 minutes.

Be cautioned though that even with insulation hardwood flooring will cause a lot of foot traffic noise to the floor below. Attic flooring panels are easy to install with their interlocking edges. This allows the full depth of attic insulation to work as intended. Loftzone raises the height of the lower chord of the attic truss.

For example loftzone storefloor is lightweight and very easy to install. Even easier you can also use a prefabricated attic floor kit designed specifically to raise the attic floor above the insulation. Place a 2 inch by 3 inch board directly on top of the joist nearest to the edge of the attic with its largest.