Soldato
What screws do you use for screwing the loft boards down through the top of the loft leg? The top is quite thin isn't it, compared to screwing 2" or more into wood.
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Don
4x30mm as recommended by Loft Leg
Wickes Single Thread Zinc & Yellow Screw - 4 X 30mm Pack Of 200 | Wickes.co.uk
Wickes Single Thread Zinc & Yellow Screw - 4 X 30mm Pack Of 200
www.wickes.co.uk
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Soldato
Did you guys who have done loft boarding use OSB or chipboard panels? And did you use larger 600x2440 sheets or the packs of 3 smaller boards you can get from DIY shops?
Soldato
Thanks. Just trying to work out which way will be cheaper - loft legs or timbers. Loft legs appear cheap but you need hundreds of them so Im not sure.
Don
I used the pack of 3 OSB Loft boards from Wickes
OSB Loft Panels - 18 x 300 x 1220mm - Pack of 3 | Wickes.co.uk
OSB Loft Panels - 18 x 300 x 1220mm - Pack of 3
www.wickes.co.uk
Larger boards would have been preferable (as my Joists aren't all evenly spaced - so ended up wasting quite a few boards cutting them to either just over 2/3 length or just over 1/3 length to bridge gaps and then placing the next full board). However I had no way of transporting bigger boards, and would struggle to get them through the loft hatch anyway.
Soldato
What lateral stability do you get with these loft legs, do you get any side to side movement of the boards or do you notice any lean or parallelograming?
No, they are solid once you have the boards on them. They are all interconnected by the boards which also have tongue and groove edges to slot into each other.
If you have the height, go for the larger versions so you can get the full 300mm under them. 170mm usually means you are restricted to 250mm insulation on a standard 70mm roof joist.
If you have the height, go for the larger versions so you can get the full 300mm under them. 170mm usually means you are restricted to 250mm insulation on a standard 70mm roof joist.