2 X 4 For Attic Decking
The thickness that builders use most often for subfloors is 3 4 inch and when they need extra reinforcement.
2 x 4 for attic decking. My husband installed the panels for me so now we have even more storage space. 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 storage you can install inch plywood or. We liked the attic dek flooring so much that i went on amazon to easily order more of the flooring. Tips for installing attic dek flooring.
Maneuvering heavy 4 x 8 sheets of plywood or osb oriented strand board up to an unfinished attic is sometimes like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Universal attic dek 4 pack made for 16 in. Plywood comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets with thicknesses ranging from 1 4 to 1 1 4 inches. My husband found it relatively easy to install attic dek flooring in our home s attic.
To make the job easier use a circular saw to cut the plywood sheet first into 2 2 8 strips which will be much easier to handle.