Loft Flooring - Why is it Important?

If you are thinking of putting down flooring in your loft, you are making a smart move. The loft space in our home can often go unused or become somewhere we haphazardly store those items that we don’t really use, yet are loath to part with (in case we might need them again). 

Lofts can quickly become places we dread to go, disorganised, cluttered, and even dangerous. If your loft remains an unfinished, empty space, you are missing a trick. Loft spaces can provide loads of fantastic storage, an extra social space, or even a whole new room in your home. So why not make sure you are utilising all of your property and use it to its full potential by investing in some loft flooring today!

The Importance of Loft Flooring in your Home

If you are considering adding loft flooring, here we can explore the main benefits of doing so.

Maximising Storage Space

Adding loft flooring is one of the quickest, simplest, and most rewarding ways to increase the amount of storage space in your home. Your loft is usually one of the biggest spaces in your house, and while you might not want to hang out up there, it does make an excellent place to store items that you need out of the way, but still want to keep. Christmas decorations, boxes for certain equipment, tools, seasonal sports gear, and so on can all be stored in a loft. Having proper loft flooring down will ensure that you can easily access the space and retrieve these items whenever you need them again. Once the loft has flooring, the usable space will increase and you can even maximise your storage space further by adding a loft ledge and shelving system into the roof space where you can then place additional items.

Creating Robust & Safe Access

Without loft flooring, using your loft space effectively is near impossible. Boarding correctly and safely will ensure that you can not only access your loft but can move around in the space without the worry of slipping on a joist and coming through the plasterboard ceiling! This could result in not only an expensive repair job, but even put yourself in danger of injury (or a loved one below). Putting down loft flooring also means that if you need to access your loft to check on equipment such as solar panels or water tanks, this job will be much easier and safer too.

Adding Value To Your Property

The relatively simple job of boarding your loft can also add value to your property. A boarded loft is much more attractive to potential buyers, so you’ll easily recoup the cost of putting down loft flooring when you come to sell and make your property more attractive to potential buyers simultaneously.

Better Insulation

Another fantastic benefit of boarding your loft space is that it will provide better insulation in your home. This will not only keep you and your family cosier, but it will also help with sound insulation, lower your energy bills and thus result in boosting your green credentials too. Need to board your loft? Check out our guide on loft boarding here.

An Additional Social Space

Finally, a loft with proper flooring can be used as an additional space in your home. This could be a perfect bedroom for casual use, a space for kids to play games, a walk-in wardrobe, or anything you fancy! While converting your loft into a proper room will set you back tens of thousands of pounds, by simply putting loft flooring down you can create an additional room in your home for as little as a few hundred.