Boarding the loft?

[JungleJim]

What have you used to board the loft?

in the past i have used the t&g chipboard loft packs, but have found that they never quite fit exactly and always need cutting which results in a lot of waste. they also seem expensive.

was looking at getting big sheets of chipboard and cutting to the sizes i want(is also cheaper), but was wondering if i could use other material such as mdf?

cheers

james

 

[jasonB]

OSB(sterlin board) or shuttering plywood can also be used and they are lighter than MDF.

Infact I just used a few packs of OSB loft boards from B&Q that fit together like Click lock flooring.

Jason

 

[davy_owen_88]

I think you'll be wasting your time if you buy large sheets. There is a reason the loft packs come in small sizes and that is because it's difficult to get an 8x4 sheet into the loft with the roof still in place :wink: If you buy a large sheet you'll just end up with lots of smaller sheets only without the t&g to keep it all level and sturdy.