Another loft flooring question

[Duncan Di Saudelli]

Hello

Which is best - the chipboard flooring packs from B&Q which are T&G and go across the joists, or fitting thicker but non-T&G chipboard or OSB boards

*along* the joists?

The boards I am looking at are 22mm chipboard I think. These thicker boards are the right width to run along the joists and my thoughts are that they'd be easy toscrew down, and thus easy to lift up to get to ceiling roses etc. They're about 1800mm long and are something like 400mm wide (joists are on

400mm centres).

The B&Q loft packs of course are designed to run orthogonally - I suppose the T&G acts as a strengthener and I have done one large loft in such a manner. But taking up a panel would mean ripping through the tongue with a circular saw set to the correct depth. They are about 1220mm long and about

325mm wide.

Costs aside (dunno the difference in costs yet). which would provide the stronger floor for a 1960s loft?

DDS

[The Natural Philosopher]

there is not a lot in it.

I went T & G.

simply because I didnt envisage much ripping up in a loft intended to store rack fulls of assorted junk.. and building materials.

[Lobster]

I floored out the roof void in my garage and it was way cheaper to buy sheets of 8x4 chipboard from the timber merchant than the prepacked T&G from B&Q (including delivery, sawn in to manageable 8x2'planks).

David

[Duncan Di Saudelli]

Thanks for the feedback - I'll have a look into both approaches in that case and go for the cheapest.

Thanks for your thoughts

DDS