Building An Attic Floor

How to build a subfloor in an attic.

Building an attic floor.

Screw the frame to the joists to secure it in place making sure not to screw into electrical wires. An attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult to reach corners. It provides a stable surface for finished flooring material such as laminate. Full the spaces between the frame members with insulation.

Attic joists that are made from 2x8s may be acceptable for building your attic floor but because every room is variable there are no absolutes. Build a frame on 16 centers perpendicular to the attic floor joists. First you ll need to measure the area you want to floor so you can calculate how much wood you ll require. Joist dimensions are only part of the equation.

The headroom in the attic will determine how much usable floor space you have. If your home was built with standard conventional lumber your risk of causing structural imbalance isn t nearly as high. An attic sometimes referred to as a loft is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building. In many cases ceiling joists for dead loads are designed to carry 10 pounds per square foot.

However you still need to be sensible when installing an attic floor. While local codes vary many communities will not permit the ceiling in a finished. A subfloor is a stiff wood underlayment secured directly the the flooring joists. Considering usable floor space.

The beams you ll be installing the subflooring on top of. You also need to ensure that the joist spacing is adequate. Man installing fiberglass insulation in attic.