Hi,

just flooring in some loft area and reorganising the contents of the junk
store.

In the main loft area we have covered some of the rafters with thin
hardboard painted white.
This improves the lighting no end by reflecting light, and also reduces the
dust etc. from between the rafters while still allowing free flow of air
between the rafters.

Pleased with the result but it is quite expensive.

Plastic sheeting (e.g. damp proofing membrane) is very cheap.

I was wondering about stapling some of this to the joists to provide a cheap
covering.

It is blue (so not as much reflection) but should reduce the dust and spider
web count by quite a bit.

Any obvious downsides to this? Flammability is a concern.

Bubblewrap is also a possible plastic contender - more insulation and very
light.

Any other equally cheap solutions? Bed sheets (polycotton) seem one
possibility. Light, less flammable, and white would reflect the light well.
Will have a quick look at prices.

A reflective foil based solution could be reflective and insulating
(thinking abvout that stuff you used to glue behind radiators to reflect
heat away from the walls) but I suspect this might be quite expensive.

TIA
Dave R

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