Boarding Out a Loft Around Truss Beams in Welford-on-Avon

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This house had an inverted truss roof which made it difficult to use as a storage space because of all the diagonal trusses in the loft. We floated a timber frame 300mm above the exsisting ceiling to allow the insulation to sit without being squashed. Cutting out around all the trusses is a long and slow process but once complete, makes this space very usable.

This was done in a 5 bedroom detached house in Welford-on-Avon, CV37.

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Fitting a Custom Built Wooden Hatch in Bedworth

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This family needed a bigger loft hatch installing so they could put all their bits and bobs up in the loft, out of the way, but still have easy and safe access. We were able to build them a custom hatch to suit their needs and install it in a couple of hours, leaving no mess or damage or decorating to be done to their ceiling.

 This job was done in a 3 bed, semi detached 1970's house on Claremont Close, Bedworth, CV12

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Boarding Out of a Loft in Wolston

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For this job we did the following

  • Installed a heavy duty titan aluminium loft ladder

  • Custom built & installed hatch

  • Boarded out loft

  • Added top up insulation

  • Added shelving

In a detached house in Lammas Court, Wolston CV8

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Boarding Out a Loft and Adding Shelves in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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This job was a straight forward run down the middle of the most usable part of a loft. We boarded out 2.4m/8m down the centre and added shelves either side to maximise the useable area in a 4 bed detached house, built in 2001 on Green Close, Stratford.

This job was done at the same time as the safety trap door as seen in the pictures. Please follow the link for further information on the door.

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Extending Hatch and Fitting a Wooden Ladder in Coventry

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  • Fitting a Fakro LWK 55/111 in a cottage on Black Horse Road, Coventry

This couple wanted their small loft hatch extended so that they could store large items in the loft. The Fakro timber loft ladder collection provides plenty of space to comfortably access your loft with bulky items

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Installing Safety Trap Door in a Loft in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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It is possible to fit a hinged safety door in your loft. The idea is that when you are up in the loft you can close off the space to stop any potentially very serious accidents from happening. These guys have kids that obviously love exploring all four corners of their house and inevitably want to go in the loft when Dad goes up to get the Christmas tree! They wanted to know that they had peace of mind that when they are all up in the loft and the risk of falling out was reduced significantly by installing this door. Safety first kids!

This safety door was fitted In a 4 bed detached house, built in 2001 on Green Close, Stratford.

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Installing a Timber Loft Ladder, Widening Out the Aperture, Patching Ceiling Hole in Coventry

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Here is a great example of:

In a 1970's period, 3 bed, semi-detached house.

This job was a classic example of fitting a larger loft ladder into a small space. The original hatch was only 65cm/65cm which is a perfectly decent width but not an ideal length. These guys wanted a large, comfy, easy to use, everyday ladder. So we settled on the LWK from Fakro. This ladder gives you plenty of room to walk up though the hatch with big items. Thanks to the design of its large flat foot steps and sturdy side rail, it makes it very easy to climb whilst holding onto your belongings. On this job we increased the length of the hatch by nearly double but reduced the width slightly. This meant that there was a hole left. In this case we patched the hole in the ceiling with an off cut of plaster board ready for decoration. 

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Fitting Flooring in a Loft With an Inverted Truss Roof in Broadway, The Cotswolds

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Here is a great example of:

  • Boarding out a loft with 18mm P5 moisture resistant tongue & groove boards

  • Single level 100mm frame

  • Cutting out around inverted truss roof

In a 2000 period, 3 bed, semi-detached house in Broadway, The Cotswolds.

This job was a very straight forward boarding job around the trusses of a modern roof. We laid a 100mm frame to get over the spot lights on the landing.

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Timber Loft Ladder Installation in Solihull, Birmingham

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This is another great example of a wooden loft ladder being fitting in a modern house:

  • Widening / cutting out the plaster board ceiling 

  • Fitting a timber bi-folding loft ladder 

in a 5 bed, detached house with a truss roof, built in 1995 on Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull, Birmingham

This was the perfect solution for this family. They wanted a ladder the was really simple to use, lightweight with big, flat, sturdy footsteps. The ladder had to be easy to lower and stow away, feel safe and strong as they wanted to feel comfortable using it regularly. Fakro's LWK bi-folding timber loft ladder with the extra large opening 60cm/120cm was ideal for their usage.

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Loft Boarding, Raised Floor, Boarding Over Pipes in Warwick

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This boarding job was a great example of how you can board out your loft around and over pipes safely:

  • Boarding out a loft with 18mm P5 moister resistant tongue & groove boards

  • Raising the floor level to accommodate water pipes

  • Raising loft floor level 200mm to accommodate insulation

  • Installing a UPVC loft hatch

  • Fitting a 3 stage aluminium loft ladder

in a 3 bed, semi-detached house on Claypitts Boulevard, Warwick

The couple that owned this property were concerned that they wouldn't be able to use there loft space as there were water pipes running across the ceiling level, We demonstrated how it was possible to raise the level of the loft floor to cover over the pipes safely, including leaving access points at stop taps. We also removed the tongue and groove system from every third board for quick access to any part of there loft, instead of having to pick up the entire floor in the case of an emergency which require access to the pipes. All of our boards are screwed down into place to ensure they are easy to bring back up again if needs be

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