ᐅ Install wooden boarding on a dry attic roof with truss beams
Created on: 20 Apr 2020 22:04
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Pet1234
Hello,
For our bungalow under construction, we ordered a dry attic joist instead of a studio joist for an additional cost of nearly €3000. This was to allow us to use the attic floor for storage. The general contractor’s salesperson and the project planner both recommended that once the roof structure is in place—but before the roof is covered—a crane should be used to lift the corresponding OSB boards or tongue-and-groove boards into the attic to board the floor. This way, the floor can be boarded later on. They also mentioned that it would be difficult to bring building materials into the attic through the small attic hatch afterward.
Today, I discussed this with the site manager. He responded very dismissively, saying it’s not possible because the drywall contractor would always have to move the boards or wood when installing the roof insulation. He told me to contact the drywall contractor and ask for their opinion. I don’t understand why I have to do that. Obviously, he has no interest in moving the boards around. However, I don’t see this as our problem. You shouldn’t sell something that isn’t usable later on. Also, this was communicated differently during the consultation with the project planner.
When I asked how we could then board and use the attic floor, he said that after the house is completed, the tongue-and-groove boards could be handed up plank by plank through the attic hatch. (The floor area is over 130 m² (1400 ft²).)
How have other homeowners dealt with the issue of boarding the attic floor?
Thank you.
For our bungalow under construction, we ordered a dry attic joist instead of a studio joist for an additional cost of nearly €3000. This was to allow us to use the attic floor for storage. The general contractor’s salesperson and the project planner both recommended that once the roof structure is in place—but before the roof is covered—a crane should be used to lift the corresponding OSB boards or tongue-and-groove boards into the attic to board the floor. This way, the floor can be boarded later on. They also mentioned that it would be difficult to bring building materials into the attic through the small attic hatch afterward.
Today, I discussed this with the site manager. He responded very dismissively, saying it’s not possible because the drywall contractor would always have to move the boards or wood when installing the roof insulation. He told me to contact the drywall contractor and ask for their opinion. I don’t understand why I have to do that. Obviously, he has no interest in moving the boards around. However, I don’t see this as our problem. You shouldn’t sell something that isn’t usable later on. Also, this was communicated differently during the consultation with the project planner.
When I asked how we could then board and use the attic floor, he said that after the house is completed, the tongue-and-groove boards could be handed up plank by plank through the attic hatch. (The floor area is over 130 m² (1400 ft²).)
How have other homeowners dealt with the issue of boarding the attic floor?
Thank you.
Wow, you really fooled us there!
These words
were surely read by more than just me as if the drywall installer is already working there now and is complaining that your request is disrupting his work. That’s why I wrote that if he is already there, then he was probably scheduled too early.
And now today you write
In other words: we are still months away from the first stack of drywall sheets waiting to be installed — even a textbook autistic person would have enough time to adjust and place the sheets somewhere different than usual this time — and the kid is already complaining? Is he alright? ? ? ? ?
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These words
Pet1234 schrieb:
Today I spoke to the site manager about it. He reacted very dismissively, saying this isn’t possible because the drywall installer always has to clear away the boards or wood,
were surely read by more than just me as if the drywall installer is already working there now and is complaining that your request is disrupting his work. That’s why I wrote that if he is already there, then he was probably scheduled too early.
And now today you write
Pet1234 schrieb:
The question came up last week during the first on-site meeting, the construction meeting with the site manager. So we’re not at that point yet...
As mentioned, the foundation contractors have been preparing the bedding layer for the last 5 days.
In other words: we are still months away from the first stack of drywall sheets waiting to be installed — even a textbook autistic person would have enough time to adjust and place the sheets somewhere different than usual this time — and the kid is already complaining? Is he alright? ? ? ? ?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/