B&Q is about £5/m2 for the above, worth trying a timber supplier for a better price? (I could cut down 8x4s @ home)
EDIT and is it worth insulating under the tiles? seems v cheap just now (£3/5.5m2) - I've already insulated my ceilings.
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loft flooring costs - 18mm chipboard
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Posted 4 months ago #
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You won't get t/g chipboard at 8x4. Only ply. A timber merchant would be a but cheaper possibly, depends on which one you go to though. You might be as well to go for loft panels given that you've got to get them up into the loft before screwing down. (18mm stuff starts to get heavy)
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I've got a load I need to shift. Based in wiltshire if that helps
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I got 2.4x0.6m t&g sections from Wickes last year at £5 a board. Was a lot cheaper than B&Q
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I always use wickes loft boards when I do them (at work)
Cheaper than timber merchants round here, and far easier to shift smaller boards into confined spaces.
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Ta Miker - In Edinburgh an my MX5's not that efficient, tho it can carry a lot of wood!
It doesn't have to be T&G does it? It's only for storage.
Wickes is same £££ as B&Q.
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Joiners tip, mark position of all pipes on top of boards and take pictures so you know whats under them.
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Doesn't have to be tongue and groove really, but you wont have to cut boards to meet on the joists if you use Tongue and groove.
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The reason its T AND G is because they interlock, like lego and giove extra strength to something that has little strength, especially when you stand on a span .
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Doesn't need to be T&G. It can be annoying using that if you ever need to lift a board up ie wiring. Price does seem to have gone up. You will get a 10% discount if you ask at the counter if the t&g is damaged in any way
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It doesn't have to be t/g, no. But you'll waste a lot less if you use t/g. You can hang the joints wherever then instead of having to have them on joists.
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Ta - 8x4 is little cheaper anyway (@ B&Q) so I'll check out the timber merchants and go for T&G. I'll move my water pipes up there anyway, but the light circuit is above the (already part floored) floor
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Try "click to buy diy" not sure about delivery but dead cheap on loft flooring
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*bump* re insulation?
At today's prices I could do it for £80!
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Dont do the roof if you have already done the ceilings, add more to the ceilings but dont do the roof.
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I bought some top up 170mm x 1200mm insulation from homebase for £2 a roll last month. Dont know if they're still doing the offer.
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No to insulation based on limited information.
It sounds like your loft is a cold roof arrangement. I.e air circulation in the loft space / insulation at the ceiling line.
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