Turn your unused loft into practical, accessible storage
A loft can provide valuable additional storage space — but only when it's boarded safely and without compromising your insulation.
At Joe Day Loft Control, we install professional raised loft boarding systems, loft ladders and loft access improvements for homeowners and landlords across Warwickshire and surrounding areas.
Whether you need a small boarded area around the hatch or a larger storage platform across the loft, we can design a solution around the layout of your property.
And if you're also upgrading your insulation, we can combine both jobs so the boarding sits correctly above the insulation rather than compressing it.
One of the most common problems we find in lofts is boarding fixed directly onto the ceiling joists with insulation compressed underneath.
This may provide storage, but it can compromise the effectiveness of deeper loft insulation.
Modern loft insulation is often significantly deeper than the ceiling joists themselves.
A raised loft boarding system creates additional height above the joists, allowing the insulation to remain at an appropriate depth underneath while providing a stable storage platform above.
The result?
Lofts frequently become difficult to use because there is nowhere safe or convenient to put belongings.
Boxes end up balanced across joists, insulation becomes compressed and walking through the loft becomes difficult.
Installing a boarded storage area can completely change how usable the loft feels.
The size of the boarded area can be designed around your requirements.
Some customers simply want a platform around the loft hatch, while others want a much larger section of the available loft boarded.
Raised boarding is ideal for storing items such as:
We'll discuss how you intend to use the space before recommending a layout.
You don't necessarily need to board the entire loft
One of the advantages of a bespoke installation is that the boarded area can be sized around what you actually need.
If your loft insulation also needs upgrading, it's often better to consider the insulation and boarding at the same time.
Installing standard boards first and then discovering that additional insulation is required can create unnecessary work.
Joe Day Loft Control can assess your existing insulation and recommend an appropriate combination of:
This allows the insulation to remain underneath the raised structure without unnecessary compression.
If your existing boarding has already compressed the insulation, we can discuss removing or altering the platform as part of an upgrade.
Creating useful loft storage isn't much help if getting into the loft is awkward.
Joe Day Loft Control can install loft ladders and loft access solutions alongside your boarding project.
A properly positioned loft ladder can make accessing the loft much easier and more convenient than relying on a freestanding household ladder.
Depending on the property and available space, different ladder styles and arrangements may be suitable.
We'll consider:
Our aim is to create a practical route from the room below, through the hatch and safely onto the boarded loft area.
Your access point is part of the overall design
Older loft hatches aren't always positioned or sized conveniently for regular loft access.
Where appropriate, we can discuss improvements to the loft hatch as part of your boarding and ladder installation.
Any alteration will depend on the construction and joist arrangement around the existing opening, so the loft needs to be assessed before work is recommended.
Common issues include:
Depending on the condition of the existing installation, we may be able to adapt it or recommend removal and replacement with a raised system.
This can be particularly worthwhile when you're already planning to improve the loft insulation.
If years of stored belongings, old insulation or general debris are preventing you from making better use of your loft, we can help with the clearance first.
Our loft services can be combined to provide:
This is particularly useful for homeowners who have recently:
Rather than organising several different trades, we can deal with multiple aspects of the loft project.
Loft spaces affected by rats or mice often need more than pest treatment alone.
After the infestation has been resolved, insulation may be contaminated and existing boards or stored belongings may need to be removed.
Through our relationship with Joe Day Pest Control, we have experience dealing with loft spaces following rodent activity.
This can take the loft from an unpleasant, unusable area back to a clean and practical storage space.
Mineral wool insulation works by trapping air within its structure.
Compressing it underneath boards reduces the thickness of the material and can reduce its insulating performance.
A raised platform allows deeper insulation to remain underneath without being unnecessarily squashed.
It also means homeowners don't have to choose between better insulation and useful loft storage.
With the right approach, you can have both.
Lofts aren't standard-sized empty rooms.
Depending on the age and construction of your home, the space may contain:
The boarding layout needs to take these obstacles into account.
We'll assess the space before recommending the size, shape and position of your storage platform.
This also helps make sure important services remain reasonably accessible for future maintenance.
In many cases, yes.
Modern properties frequently use trussed roof structures, which can make the available storage area narrower and create more obstacles than a traditional open loft.
That doesn't necessarily mean the loft can't be boarded.
A raised storage platform can often be designed around the central usable area while working between and around the roof structure.
The exact solution will depend on the property, so an assessment is required before confirming what can be installed.
Joe Day Loft Control provides loft boarding and access improvements across Warwickshire, Coventry and the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and surrounding areas.
We also have dedicated pages for customers looking for:
Each of these services can include raised boarding, insulation upgrades and loft ladder installation where required.
We're a local loft specialist focused on making loft spaces more usable, accessible and energy efficient.
We can handle multiple parts of the project rather than simply installing loft boards and leaving you to arrange everything else.
Our loft services include:
Whether you want a small storage area or you're completely renovating the way your loft is used, we'll help you find a practical solution.
Yes, but deeper mineral wool insulation shouldn't simply be compressed underneath standard boards. Raised boarding allows the storage platform to sit above the insulation.
No. Many customers choose to board only part of the loft. The platform can be sized around the amount of storage you need.
Yes. Insulation and raised boarding can be quoted and installed together.
Yes. Loft ladder installation can be included as part of a boarding and access project.
Depending on the property and surrounding construction, loft hatch alterations may be possible. The area needs to be assessed first.
Many trussed lofts can accommodate a raised storage area, although the available space and layout will depend on the roof structure.
Yes. Existing boarding can be assessed and removed or altered where necessary.
Yes. Loft clearance, insulation work, raised boarding and ladder installation can all form part of the same project.
The cost depends on the size of the boarded area, existing insulation, loft access, structure, boarding height and whether additional work such as insulation or a loft ladder is required.
Send us photographs and approximate measurements and we'll be able to advise further.
For the quickest quotation, send us:
If your loft is currently difficult to access, poorly boarded or simply going to waste, Joe Day Loft Control can help turn it into a much more practical space.
Whether you need:
