Avoid installing hardwood in areas with excess moisture and follow manufacturers recommendations for underlayment and relative humidity.
Wood floor attic.
The best flooring for an attic plywood or chipboard.
The new attic dek is the only storage system designed specifically for unfinished attic space over a garage or under a roof.
If you plan to finish the floor in the attic and turn the room into a living space however you should always use 3 4 inch.
Plywood or chipboard is the least expensive option for storage flooring.
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.
The thinner plywood is acceptable when the joist spacing is 16 inches.
This type of flooring is made from particle board and is pre cut into 2 foot wide strips for ease.
The prefabricated plastic panel squares that fits either 16 or 24 on center joist systems are secured with screws to the attic floor joints to create flooring space for storage or a stepping stone pathway to get to hard.
The wood should be at.
A variety of woods as listed can go in a bedroom or a great room in the attic.
Floating is the most common installation method for engineered wood although gluing is also an option.