On 18 Feb 2007 08:35:48 -0800, "Weatherlawyer"
mused:

On Feb 18, 3:12 pm, Terry Fields wrote:
One of my offspring, who has recently moved in to a two-year-old
house, was hoping to store stuff in the loft. However, the loft has
12" of insulation in it, presumably glass wool, and just putting stuff
on top of this is a no-no.

The question is, how could some storage space be generated up there?

The house has no garage or shed that might have been an alternative.

Would it be an idea to remove some of the current insulation, say
between the hatch and the nearest wall, lay celotex in between the
joists, and board over? The idea being to gain access to an end wall
to put up shelving, and have some robust flooring to use for storage
too.

If it is going to be stored it might be just as well going to be
dumped. Give it to friends or charity or sell it in a car boot.

No, that's not how it works. First, you store it for a few years then
have a clear out, sling it all in the skip and then marvel at how much
space is in the loft now. Repeat until you are moved into a home by
the kids when they then take it all to their houses for storage for a
few years before sticking it all in a skip to clear space in their
loft.
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Regards,
Stuart.