Reinforce Attic Floor

Senna posted in construction techniques on may 26 2004 09 05am just installed an attic ladder in 90 year old house.

Reinforce attic floor. Plan is to use attic for storage not for living. The attic has 2 by 8 s also but it has a plywood floor hatch and a plasterboard ceiling. Discussion in builders talk started by siiimon jan 24 2019. Another innovative option that is specifically designed for attic flooring is a product called attic dek attic dek is a specially designed attic floor system that consists of 16 or 24 squares attached to the top of ceiling joists.

The type of modifications selected for reinforcing the joists will depend on the recommendations of the engineer. I never store wood over my garage door more than a few boards deep. Also remove any blocking or bridging between the joists as applicable. I have a shopsmith in my garage but only use it in the summer.

Floor joists can be found under the house for example in the crawl space. Modifying an attic floor s joist system is a job for the pros. And also reinforce them so i don t need to worry too much about weight. You can for instance use recycled materials.

I also put an attic in the back 2 3 of the garage. This is a great answer. It s possible to create a solid floor without investing a lot of money. They can even be found in the basements of homes.

In my 80 year old house the attic had 2x6 floor joists about 16 oc. Either way they are put in to lend support to weakening walls and. Reinforcing attic roof trusses for flooring and storage baretired structural 29 aug 20 16 08 offhand the addition of plywood gussets each side of truss at nodes i and k and perhaps other nodes sounds like a practical solution but this is something your local structural engineer needs to determine after inspection. I went to get a permit from the city to finish the attic and they said i needed to reinforce the floor since for a live load it was not strong enough for our span below about 12.

I ll then put some 4x2 going the opposite direction to take me to 270mm and then board on top. Clear the joist spaces. My driveway is cement so i buy new wheelsets every 5 years or so. How to reinforce 2 4 attic floor joists.

Raising loft floor strengthening joists. You may need to reinforce your floor joists if you have saggy floors in your house. Pull out all insulation and any debris from all of the joist spaces so you can see the full length of each joist including where it meets the exterior walls.