Attic Walk Boards

For easier movement in the loft we recommend using walk boards also known as crawl boards laid across the joists.

Attic walk boards. They usually come in packs of three and each pack of three is enough to cover a little over 1 square metre. Attic trax walkboards are used to assist a technician in traversing safely through an attic space while performing functions such as wiring equipment installations structural repairs etc. These walk boards can be lifted and moved as you work around the loft. Woodie s high density particleboard loft panels are suitable for attic flooring and working in tight spaces.

The intent is to lay down the boards and the ends should attach to a ceiling rafter. These panels are 18mm thick 1 2m long and only 320mm wide. The surface itself just has to be strong enough to handle your weight along with tools and gear. The smaller boards are sold in diy stores.

The larger boards are available from your local timber merchant and are the cheapest and easiest way to board a loft. The 1 220 x 320mm boards come in packs of three and cover 1 17m per pack. We used leftover plywood scraps to build ours an attic walkway also needs enough support. And either 18 or 22mm thick.

We recommend using purpose made loft flooring panels for boarding out the loft. Robert from winnipeg manitoba asks about the safety of walking around in his attic. If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more. 1220mmx320mmx18mm 3 pack loft boards.

If a top layer of insulation is already in place on the loft floor roll it back to reveal the top of the joists and then lay the walk boards on them. It is held in place by the ceiling joists which inside the attic become the floor joists. An attic walkway doesn t have to be pretty or expensive. Wickes loft storage boards are ideal to use if working in a tight area.

This means they are easy to get through loft hatches.