Help Need New Floor boards

SquirrelJ

I am renovating my loft which has already been half done a few years ago. The problem is that under the purlins I have about a 1.5 meter wide gap which is 7 meters in length either side where there are no floor boards.

The current floor boards are quite old and the tongue and groove style. What should I buy to replace fill in the gaps?? Should I buy tongue and groove or big boards to fill the space. The space will never be walked on just used for storage.

Also could someone supply me with a link to a site so that I can see what I should be buying??

Cheers

U've_been_framed

Check out the B&Q and Screwfix websites for chipboard flooring. You can get it with tongue and groove, although the t&g may not match your current flooring. Why spend more money on boards when you don't need to?

27col

The loft boards that are sold, are a small size for a reason. It would be difficult to get large ones through a normal ceiling hatch. If its only storage that you want in the loft then it does not matter if the new boards are the same thickness as the old ones. Make sure the insulation is topped up before you put them down.

booty40uk

Hi
Easiest to use t & g chipboard. Comes in 2400mm x 600mm sheets which sould get up into your loft ok and save a bit of work. Hope this link works!

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?fh_search=chipboard&isSearch=true&x=1&y=1

PS 18mm thick will be fine