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.
Plywood for attic decking.
11 32 plywood attic dek attic flooring panel attic dek plywood subflooring 3 8 plywood 1 2 plywood 4x8.
Universal attic dek 4 pack made for 16 in.
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.
Install two by four blocking between joists or wherever needed to support edges of the plywood that do not have support from the bottom.
The plywood should be perpendicular to the joists so that a signal sheet spans multiple.
As an alternative 3 4 osb can be used.
However the same can t be said if you are planning on using the space as a living space.
In that case you will need to use 3 4 thick plywood.
Measure the plywood and attic door.
Purchase half inch 1 27 cm thick plywood to act as your flooring.
Carry a piece of plywood to one of the far corners of the attic and lay it on top of the installed boards.
Cut the plywood into manageable strips about 10 inches wide to make the job easier.
The thinner plywood is acceptable when the joist spacing is 16 inches.
Plywood comes in large sheets.
It might seem impossible to haul it up to the attic.
On center joist spacing the only storage system designed specifically the only storage system designed specifically for the unfinished areas over a garage or under a.
You need 3 4 inch plywood.
Take the measurements for your subfloor and measure enough plywood so that you can cover the entire frame.
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.
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.
If you plan to finish the floor in the attic and turn the room into a living space however you.