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I would have thought heigher the better for ventilation bu saying that mines on 2 inch flags with sleepers on top,ventilation/open at each end.Lindsay

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Guest Gareth Rankin
Posted

Would have to agree with 18" but many lofts throughout the uk and europe have the lofts tight to the ground.

Guest Grasshopper Lofts
Posted

mine is built on a concrete slab then raised 6 inches

Guest spin cycle
Posted
mine is built on a concrete slab then raised 6 inches

 

do you mean hardcore at ground level and then a 6 inch concrete 'raft'  ?  

Guest Grasshopper Lofts
Posted

no its a solid concrete base the loft sit on then the floors are 6 inch from that

Guest spin cycle
Posted
no its a solid concrete base the loft sit on then the floors are 6 inch from that

 

oh..sorry (wrong end of stick again). when i get round to building a proper loft i was thinking of hardcore to ground level then probably 4 inch concrete raft as a floor for the loft. at the moment my sheds are on blocks or sleepers to keep them up and discourage vermin. but its a lot of stepping up/down. trying to balence vermin/ease of use :)

Posted

The plan for mine is (or was  :'( ) 8 foot off the ground, but with  workspace underneath, to help create a more controlable enviroment.

 

But my old lofts were 18 inches off the ground and worked well.

Guest Grasshopper Lofts
Posted

 

oh..sorry (wrong end of stick again). when i get round to building a proper loft i was thinking of hardcore to ground level then probably 4 inch concrete raft as a floor for the loft. at the moment my sheds are on blocks or sleepers to keep them up and discourage vermin. but its a lot of stepping up/down. trying to balence vermin/ease of use :)

 

no probs at all when u say concrete raft will this be the actual floor in the loft or will a wooden floor then be installed over it.

Guest 67ghirl
Posted

Just a point - I know it will vary between councils - but here if the highest point of your loft is more than 3 metres from Ground Level- you will need planning permission.

This applies to Gardens attatched to house as opposed to flats/maisonettes etc.

Guest spin cycle
Posted

 

no probs at all when u say concrete raft will this be the actual floor in the loft or will a wooden floor then be installed over it.

 

it would be the floor...i think if you put wooden floor  on top ( say ply on 2 by 2 ) you would create a good environment for 'nasties' in that gap as it wouldn't be high enough away from the base .

Posted

they should be at least high enough for the dog (labs in our case) to get under, this allows air flow and prevents vermin from taking up residence under the loft where you can't get to them!

Guest Grasshopper Lofts
Posted

 

it would be the floor...i think if you put wooden floor  on top ( say ply on 2 by 2 ) you would create a good environment for 'nasties' in that gap as it wouldn't be high enough away from the base .

 

u got me thinking now mate lol ;D ;D ;D ;D just have to watch for rising damp on a concrete base thats what i was told

Posted
Concrete base is good if you have glass sheets 2 - 3 inches under the top. Should really be 8 inches or over too.

 

 

You wanna put some insulation in it too at least  2 inches deep otherwise it will always be the temp that is most constant, which is usually the cold from the ground, and may cause damp issues in extreme changes of air temp/humidity.

 

Posted

i used to have a loft that was on 4ft beer barrels and it was great. if you needed to you could get under youself and get the cats, now the loft in the garden is about 18 inch and i think thats a good height  :)

Guest TAMMY_1
Posted

highest loft I ever saw belonged to the late Jack Bunch who lived in Netherburn and he had upended railway sleepers concreted in to the ground and you could walk below the loft quite easily

Guest spin cycle
Posted

must admit hadn't thought of damp...so good to have it pointed out. thats me thinking again (dizzy) have also heard of concrete 'mushrooms' being made as loft supports . but never seen any. theory was rats couldn't navigate the rim...supposedly

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