Loft floor

Sorry me again with another novice question, what do you all suggest to use for the floor of a loft?

I've used 18 mill ply om mine Jon, I used 8x4 sheets of normal ply but found out after a while the layers were coming up when scraping out.... I should have used marine ply.

What I will do now is cover it in thin chipboard which has been good in the past as far as cleaning out goes.

I'd use something strong and thick to deter rodents, my loft is 18 inch off the ground with 3x2 concrete flags under it to stop burrowing etc

normal ply i found will lift when your shoes are wet i have replaced mine but treated it with 5 coats wood preserver see how long it lasts this time

1 inch thick T&G floorboards, you can cover with 12mm ply making scraping out easier, change the ply if and whenever needed in future.

Thanks for the replies, How long roughly are you getting out of the ply before you need to replace it?

i always used marine ply but treated it first with a wood preserver and not a cheap one cuprinol is best its like water to use but seeps deeper into the ply its worth doing as marine ply aint cheap

oldstrain wrote:

i always used marine ply but treated it first with a wood preserver and not a cheap one cuprinol is best its like water to use but seeps deeper into the ply its worth doing as marine ply aint cheap

Found SADOLIN best wood preservative.

Ply on loft 45 years old and still gong strong.

Regards.

i have used it misty but after 40 years in decorating trade

oldstrain wrote:

i have used it misty but after 40 years in decorating trade

My mistake oldstrain, I had concrete floor and used the Sadolin on the superstructure not the floor, also know many that used creasote ?before they took the goodness out of it.

Regards.

Yes misty, tried buying creosote a couple of years ago when I built my new loft, couldn't get it anywhere .....only thing I could get was something they were calling creosote which was nothing like the original,

Same as jays fluid they have changed to mixture of that too, and it's rubbish ....

great stuff the old creosote, smelt nice to ...worked with a builder who used to soak the bottom of fence posts overnight in the stuff before using

MISTY wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

i have used it misty but after 40 years in decorating trade

My mistake oldstrain, I had concrete floor and used the Sadolin on the superstructure not the floor, also know many that used creasote ?before they took the goodness out of it.

Regards.

Many here, use a thing called cement sheeting etc on their loft floors. Comes in a range of thicknesses up to an inch for general use & virtually is like concrete to a degree, if put down correctly by someone with half a brain .