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i want to lay planks in my attic. can i nail them down on the insulation without any problem. without preparation for moisture which can lead to mold. hope this is clear.
i want to lay planks in my attic. can i nail them down on the insulation without any problem. without preparation for moisture which can lead to mold. hope this is clear.
thank you
leave gaps between the boards for air movements and just tack the boards down if you must ..
It is cheaper and more useful to lay in plywood. Any reason ou want to use planks?
I have done this in every house (plywood) for at least part of the attic, and i have never had any problem. Unless oyur roof is leaking, you will nto get that much moisture up there.
If you have trusses, you may not be able to put anything in the attic unless your trusses are engineered for storage.
According to the National Insulation Map for the U.S.; the northeastern part of PA requires an R-value of R-38 to R-60 for the attic. That's approximately 14"-24" of insulation. If your home has insulation to that capacity you need to keep it. If it doesn't, I highly recommend you put that money for 'planks' toward insulation.
Compressing the insulation will yield way less than the required standard. But, if you absolutely have to have floor space in the attic, have a raised platform built so you can maintain the correct depth of insulation.
This is probably the easiest way to achieve a raised platform:
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Last edited by K'ledgeBldr; 02-02-2012 at 11:26 AM..
Funny - last year I removed almost all the planks in my attic because the insulation was way less than in needed to be. I left planks in a smaller section for storage and beefed up the insulation in the rest of the attic. I would recommend if you do this, do it only in a small area. Also, planks may be necessary because if the size opening to the attic is small, there would be no way to get plywood up there….
According to the National Insulation Map for the U.S.; the northeastern part of PA requires an R-value of R-38 to R-60 for the attic. That's approximately 14"-24" of insulation. If your home has insulation to that capacity you need to keep it. If it doesn't, I highly recommend you put that money for 'planks' toward insulation.
Compressing the insulation will yield way less than the required standard. But, if you absolutely have to have floor space in the attic, have a raised platform built so you can maintain the correct depth of insulation.
This is probably the easiest way to achieve a raised platform:
This seems to be what they did in my house were the hvac is sitting in the attic.
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