Robert from winnipeg manitoba asks about the safety of walking around in his attic first let s be sure not to fall into the room below.
How to walk in attic space.
Make sure the joists in the attic are suitable to carry weight.
6 steps to organizing the attic.
Depending on the span you ll need at least a 2 by 8 joist under foot for flooring.
If it doesn.
Decide on the size of floor and remove insulation from between joists in that area.
If you are not going to remove the insulation you.
If you were to remove all the insulation you would see the drywall or plaster of the ceiling below nothing more.
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First thing you need to do is clear everything out of there.
While molly envisioned its 450 square foot attic as a walk in closet joel thought it fit for seasonal storage and college memorabilia.
Separate everything into groups.
In 2009 joel darby and molly parrish purchased their first home an 1 800 square foot atlanta bungalow built in 1925.
If you don t need it throw it out.
Any living space in a home needs to have at least 7 feet 2 1 m of clearance from the floor to the ceiling and there needs to be at least 70 square feet of space available at least 7 feet 2 1 m in each direction.
Clean it up and clear it all out.
At least 50 percent of the attic space must have 7 foot 2 1 m clearance.