nightjar nightjar@ wrote:

That will primarily depend on how you fix it. Large diameter screws at about
six inch intervals would be more than adequate IMO. I never use nails in a
loft, as I have alway lived in places with lath and plaster ceilings, which
tend to dislike you hammering above them and express their dislike by
dropping into the room below. I do, however, recoomend an electric
screwdriver if you are doing a large area that way.

I was forgetting this was a loft.... so forget the nails! (I think even
a plasterboard ceiling gets a bit miffed when you bash thin joists to
much!). You may need to pre-drill the bit of wood that is going to get
screwed on as well to make sure you don't split it when you whack the
screws through.

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Cheers,

John.

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