How to Easily Build a Sturdy, Raised Storage Platform for your Attic or Loft

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This video shows how to build a raised storage pad for an attic or a loft. The raised storage pad allows for the homeowner to have a good place for extra storage in their home, as well as additional room for valuable insulation.
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Building the Hatch Wall
04:35 - Create a Plan
05:02 - Attach First Joists to Hatch Wall
05:47 - Making Sure Joists are Straight
09:00 - Install Perimeter Joists First
12:22 - Installing Vertical Supports
13:30 - Laying Out Plywood
16:30 - Finished Result with Insulation

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17 июл 2024

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@MAGAMAN 11 месяцев назад

If you are doing this on your own home, you need to make sure that your attic can support the extra weight this adds. Not all attics are designed to support anything more than is currently in the attic, especially older homes with 2x6 joists.

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 11 месяцев назад

Hi there, thanks for the comment. This is a good point to mention, but I'd say that in every case I can think of with how we construct these they are being built over top of interior walls, where the top plates are, so there is plenty of support, even in attics with 2x6 floor joists. Fifteen years of building these we have not had a ceiling sag issue reported yet. Thanks! Andy

@TroyReeves1 Год назад

Your crew did a great job and the attic turned out great Thanks.

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 Год назад

Thanks Troy, we certainly did our best and are glad that you're happy with the result! Andy

@homeairleakagetest Год назад

I like how your voice sounds muffled at the end compared to before the cellulose was added. I think it might be a good one to refer to when people ask about whether or not the insulation helps with reducing unwanted sounds. Cool video!

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 Год назад

Hi there, great pick up that. Insulating an attic properly definitely knocks down any sound transfer that's coming from the roof or above the home. We have heard this from customers a number of times. Andy

@Inkling777 11 месяцев назад

If someone doesn't need a floored storage platform and instead wants a way to get about in the attic despite having a foot or more of blown-in cellulose, there's an easier and less expensive way. 1. Cut a 2x10 board about a foot long. 2. Put plywood extensions about 8" long on each side of that board and extending down about 3" 3. Place two of them side by side over attic joists. 4. Nail a 2x10 board to connect the two. That gives you a stable platform that will sit above the cellulose. 5. Add enough such platforms to allow you to step around the attic. For occasional use, that may be all your need. If you'd like to create a path then: 6. Connect the platforms with boards to create a path that will let you move about the attic with ease. I did that and now I can get anywhere in my 1200 sq ft attic in about a minute by simply walking on the paths above the 16-inches of cellulose. That also made it easy for me to place attic foil on top on the insulation to bounce back the radiant heat in the attic.

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 11 месяцев назад

Hi there Michael, yes it sounds like you've found a solid way for getting about in your own attic, cheers to you! Those spaces are not easy to work in, especially when there is already a thick layer of blown in insulation. Good luck to you on your projects! Andy

@thehmiguy Месяц назад

I’m in need of a solution similar, as my attic has blown in insulation already. About a foot. Do you have any pictures or videos illustrating your solution?

@The1Music2MyEars Месяц назад

From your description, you are creating a U shaped item to put over the joists and have a 2x10 to connect them, so you don't add any nails into roof joists whatsoever. But, you aren't raising the walking surface. You need to raise the walking surface otherwise it's buried in insulation. Unless, you are putting them perpendicular to the joists, effectively raising them 3". But that means, the edge of plywood is the foundation of those "platforms" is that stable?

@kyledorsey9441 8 месяцев назад

How many 2x8s would you expect to use on a project like this with the catwalk as you built it?

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 8 месяцев назад

Hi Kyle, firstly you'd have 2 for the hatch wall around the ladder, or possibly 2x10's rather than 2x8's for that to accommodate the ladder. Placing them 16" oc you're going to have somewhere around 30 or so 2x8's all in by the time that you're done with it. It's always better to buy more than you think you'll need and then return the ones that you didn't use. Hope this helps! Andy

@jorgeareyes1102 Месяц назад

Hi! thanks for sharing. What type, diameter and length did you use for joist-to-joist (90 and 45 degrees) attachment and for board-to-joist ? thanks in advance

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 Месяц назад

Hi there, we attach the 2x8's to the existing attic floor joists with 3" screws by toe nailing them into place. We attach the 2x8's to each other by toe nailing them together also with 3" screws. What adds rigidity and strength to the "frame" is 1) anchoring it to the hatch wall 2) adding vertical supports that attach the 2x8's to the existing floor joists and 3) when the plywood goes on and it all gets screwed together. Hope this helps! Andy

@ryanwest9588 Месяц назад

What size and kind of screws did you use to toenail the joists together, and then the attach the OSB to the joists?

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 Месяц назад

We used 3" long screws to anchor all of the joists together. We then used 1 5/8 screws to attach the OSB to the frame work. Hope this helps!

@williamgates4399 5 месяцев назад

Why did you not go 16 inch on center?

@insulwiseenergycomfortsolu3293 5 месяцев назад

I believe that we did go 16 inch on center? That would be our goal 95% of the time, unless there is a plumbing ventilation pipe or something like that in the way. But typically we're at 16" or pretty close to it.