The Night Tripper wrote:
Hi Stuart
What don't you like about the chipboard panels? They're designed for the
job.

IMO they are designed for doing the job to the very lowest level of
acceptability and with low cost as the maind driver.

The ones I have encountered are very crumbly near the T&G edges and do not
take screws well. They are also on the thin side and the sag they
demonstrate when standing on do not give me much confidence. To me they are
an example of something designed by the 'sheds' to appeal to those with
little knowledge of what else might be available but for whom convenience of
purchasing and packaging are major criteria

(I don't mean you by this, Stuart!)

J^n



Well, that's me alright! It's a loft, not a living room :-)
They've been absolutely fine in my loft for the last 15 years or so, and
I've had sawbenches and all sorts of heavy stuff up there. I've never
seen the need to screw them to the joists at all. As long as the edges
are fixed, how are they ever going to move?