oddsocks
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Last week I signed up to have the cavity walls filled and the loft insulation topped up to 270mm. They will be doing the work on 19th June and I had to have the attic clear.....no problem I thought , as we were intending to 'car boot' this year.
After two Audi A6 estate car runs to the tip I still have 2 bedrooms and a bathroom completely full with items from the attic , plus a garage with about 50 pieces of loft floorboarding (not as much fun taking it up as putting it down!).
We have lived here for 15 years but still i was amazed at how much had been hoarded.
Oldest child visited today but never took anything back home with her :-(
I suspect that once the attic has been insulated I will be back up there laying some flooring back down - has anybody done this? Apparently the top up is done in two layers at right angles and over all the joists so they cannot be seen. if I put the floor back down do I:
Also, FYI I have 10 ceiling lights - the advice was to cover them in the attic with 3" clay pots. the fitters will not cover these.
After two Audi A6 estate car runs to the tip I still have 2 bedrooms and a bathroom completely full with items from the attic , plus a garage with about 50 pieces of loft floorboarding (not as much fun taking it up as putting it down!).
We have lived here for 15 years but still i was amazed at how much had been hoarded.
Oldest child visited today but never took anything back home with her :-(
I suspect that once the attic has been insulated I will be back up there laying some flooring back down - has anybody done this? Apparently the top up is done in two layers at right angles and over all the joists so they cannot be seen. if I put the floor back down do I:
- - just compress the insulation ...or
- lay timber where the joists are, screwed through the top ...or
cut through the insulation (it is crossed) and fit timber direct to the joists.
Also, FYI I have 10 ceiling lights - the advice was to cover them in the attic with 3" clay pots. the fitters will not cover these.