Putting Boards Down In Attic

Using a nail gun is no guarantee that boards won t pop up.

Putting boards down in attic.

Fix with two or three screws along the join. Once you have boards screwed into the entirety of the floor the attic should look like a grid. 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. Place a 2 inch by 3 inch board.

How to lay attic flooring on top of fiberglass insulation 1. Wear long sleeves and pants since. Put on work gloves safety glasses and a dust mask before entering the attic. If plywood or particleboard is slightly warped it may pull loose if you nail it down.

If you keep these close together you will not have to worry about any gaps. While you can nail the flooring into place a screwdriver will countersink screws and create a squeak free finish. Walk to one end of the attic by carefully stepping only on the wooden ceiling joists. 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.

Lay a full board next to the first one and then mark or measure if it needs to be cut see step three. For an easy attic flooring start with a simple laying down of wood planks. Use an electric screwdriver to install the flooring base. Now that you have boards lined up across the trusses you can cap off each end of the subfloor with boards on each end.

Another way to add attic flooring is to secure plywood sheets to the floor.