Attic Decking Plywood

As an alternative 3 4 osb can be used.

Attic decking plywood.

Attic flooring panels are easy to install with their interlocking edges. Installing attic flooring for light storage only if your attic joists won t bear the weight necessary to finish out a living space but the engineer cleared them to support floor decking for light. You need 3 4 inch plywood. More product details close.

An attic can be floored with 1 2 cdx plywood if it is being used only for storage. Place the sheets of plywood so that the edges of each board ends at the center of the floor joists with a 1 8 inch gap between adjacent boards on the same joist to allow for wood expansion. I was able to find the appropriate amount of tongue and groove decking at the local home depot for total cost of less than 50 but could probably be even cheaper if you decided to use larger sheets of plywood or something. Lay sheets of the plywood onto the floor spanning the joists with a 1 2 inch space between the walls of the attic and the edges of the plywood.

These lightweight easy to manage panels can be installed by even the most inexperienced homeowner in about 15 minutes. They don t include the decking because it is shipped from the uk and that would be ridiculous. Don t use 7 16 osb as it is intended for external sheathing and isn t strong enough to be used as a floor. However the same can t be said if you are planning on using the space as a living space.