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Squashing probably isn't good for the the >100 year old plaster. It's lath & plaster with a few "characterful" cracks visible underneath.
Boards are either 1.2 or 2.4 m long (probably the same as the car). The bigger ones mean less cutting and screwing, which is good. Only downside will be lifting the fuckers into the loft...
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We had similar thoughts since the free insulation was laid across the beams rather than inside them. In the end we had the insulation relaid (and slightly squashed) and put loft boards back on top. The loft legs are lightweight which is why they are recommended but it looked a pain to actually put them down. Timber was out of the question due to the increased weight on the beams. Obviously we have lost some of the effectiveness of the insulation but it means we can use our loft for storage.
The loft boards aren't that big (due to having to fit them through the loft hatch) so you couldn't probably just stand them up in the passenger seat area.