Lightweight Flooring for Loft

[NickyLouie]

Wondering what some local options for loft flooring, lightweight and thin.

[jvs]

Plywood is what i used,easy to work with and you can choose how thick you want it.

 

[IvorBiggun2]

24 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

Wondering what some local options for loft flooring, lightweight and thin.

The world is your oyster. Difficult to say without more info.

[sometimewoodworker]

3 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

Wondering what some local options for loft flooring, lightweight and thin.

3mm plywood? ???? 

[NickyLouie]

14 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

3mm plywood? ???? 

 

Sherm > you work with that?

 

[Orinoco]

Termites, not a problem ?

[NickyLouie]

2 minutes ago, Orinoco said:

Termites, not a problem ?

 

Good point, lost on the experts who commented.

 

 

 

 

[Orinoco]

Just now, NickyLouie said:

 

Good point, lost on the experts who commented.

If you use wood you can get termite treatment for the wood.

but a large area you cant see, a loft who knows what will happen under the boards.

not trying to put you off, maybe others can advise on this .

[jvs]

11 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Good point, lost on the experts who commented.

 

 

 

 

Not lost at all, termites are a big problem in Thailand.

If the op wants to work with wood it is up to him.

[NickyLouie]

9 minutes ago, jvs said:

Not lost at all, termites are a big problem in Thailand.

If the op wants to work with wood it is up to him.

Naw Sherm, no peckerwoods 

[sometimewoodworker]

3 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Sherm > you work with that?

 

Is that a question for me? If so then yes I do, but would never use it as flooring material hence the ???? 

[nigelforbes]

I put 2 x 5 mm thick chipboard in my loft 8 years ago, untreated. I took up two pieces recently to get to some cables and there was no sign on infestation anywhere. Single story house in the middle of a one rai termite nest.

[NickyLouie]

4 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

I put 2 x 5 mm thick chipboard in my loft 8 years ago, untreated. I took up two pieces recently to get to some cables and there was no sign on infestation anywhere. Single story house in the middle of a one rai termite nest.

 

Good to know, planning to lay some 4x8 diamond plate sheets on top of whatever subflooring I can come up.

[sometimewoodworker]

39 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Good to know, planning to lay some 4x8 diamond plate sheets on top of whatever subflooring I can come up.

Don’t bet that your termites have the same taste profile. Use Chanderite to be safe.

[nigelforbes]

Wood preservatives protect against bugs et al and is cheap enough, whatever wood you decide to use, perhaps treat the underside at a minimum.

[NickyLouie]

2 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

Wood preservatives protect against bugs et al and is cheap enough, whatever wood you decide to use, perhaps treat the underside at a minimum.

 

prefer some type of composite material if available here

[sometimewoodworker]

6 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

 

prefer some type of composite material if available here

They certainly are available however they are neither lightweight nor thin.