Long term storage using the unutilised space within your loft can be the storage solution that many homeowners dream of. If you’re needing to improve the volume of storage space within your home, making use of the loft space is both efficient and effective.
Your current home storage
There are several factors affecting the amount of storage you have available in your home, including when your home was built, and the overall structure of your loft to name a few.
Unfortunately, some new builds might have less storage space available within the home often because the land on which they’re constructed is used in an efficient manner, resulting in a higher number of homes in an area. This means that the overall footprint may compromise the capacity of cupboard storage within your home.
Slightly older homes, ones built pre-1975 and post-1975, do tend to allow for larger amounts of storage space. This is because they were built with thicker walls and larger, more solid structural components which allowed for larger amounts of space.
Regardless of your home, providing that your roof allows for our loft storage solution, you’ll typically be able to adapt your loft space to accommodate extra long term storage solutions.
Considering the use of your loft space for long term storage
Homeowners often weigh up the benefits of using their loft for long term storage, over using the pre-existing storage spaces within the home. Of course, it’s a completely personal decision as it does mean spending some money to get the loft space adapted for long term storage use. Thankfully, loft boarding is a much more cost efficient alternative to a full loft or garage conversion, you’ll be transforming unusable space into safe and accessible storage space at a much lower cost.
Our trained and professional installers are perfect for the job as they have years of experience installing our loft boarding system, so you know you are in safe hands .
Improvement of energy efficiency
Long term storage may be the primary reason for your interest in loft boarding, however, there are additional benefits that many homeowners aren’t aware of. Energy-saving is the second reason our customers look for a loft boarding solution.
Professionally installed loft boarding can:
Reduce heat from the home escaping through the loft and roof.
Improve the air circulation, thus reducing dampness.
Protect the insulation from damage and inefficiency.
These combined benefits greatly improve the sustainability of your home, as well as providing another key benefit to having your loft transformed for long term storage.
Loft boarding solutions for long term storage
When exploring the route of transforming your loft to become a long term storage solution, there are several loft boarding solutions available.
Thankfully, your dedicated design consultant will advise the most suitable ones for your home.
Along with the type of loft boards, the proper forms of equipment to complement the storage solution are required. We recommend the use of raised loft flooring to ensure there is sufficient airflow in your loft space. The proper level of air flow ensures moisture is kept to a minimum and temperatures are stabilised throughout the year – whether hot or cold.
Loft weight capacity
When installing the long term storage loft boards, using LoftZone StoreFloor technology, we can achieve up to 500 kg per m² however recommend around 25 kg per m² due to the underlying structure of many lofts. We also recommend spacing out multiple heavy items across the loft area to ensure there aren’t any specific heavy patches which could apply unneeded stress on the roof trusts.
Types of storage options
After the long term storage solution in your loft is in place, there are a range of storage types that can help to further maximise use of all of the new space at your disposal.
Self-installation vs professional installation
Of course, self-installation is often considered before looking for a specialist company to come in and get the job done. We’ve heard many success stories of homeowners installing loft boards themselves to achieve a larger storage capacity within the home. However having this system installed by experienced, professional installers will save you a lot of trouble, hassle and mess. By choosing Instaloft, our lifetime guarantee gives you a piece of mind that you and your loft are well looked after.
Get in touch
If you’re looking to create your ideal long term storage solution, feel free to get in touch. We’ll be able to answer any questions you may have as well as initiate the process of storage improvements.