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so I can insulate floorboards from below and make a preppers store
Yeah fucking right.
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Do you have an under stairs cupboard. My parents house had a hatch in there. You can square out the joists once you've lifted a few boards, it's the same setup as a loft hatch really.
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I did something similar to be able to access the crawl space (and store wine). I doubled up the joists either side of the one I cut and then added a frame to tie it all together again. The hatch was then made to the same strength as the surrounding floor and hung via some industrial hinges on one side and a 45 degree lip on the other.
CYOA
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On a Dif note, I want to make a trap door in my living room/hallway so I can insulate floorboards from below and make a preppers store, anyone have any tips/seen any good vids? Obvs dont want to cut the joists that support the damn floor... and we have a 1.5m space below so plenty of room to work once I can get in it.