Patent ID: 9097005
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A loft flooring system installed in a loft and that comprises: a plurality of bridging supports each bridging between a substantially parallel pair of joists of the loft floor and each bridging support having a first upright leg with a foot mounted onto a first of the joists and a second upright leg with a foot mounted onto a second of the joists, and a spanning element therebetween over which flooring boards or flooring panels are laid with the flooring boards or flooring panels resting on the spanning element, the spanning element extending between an upper end of the first leg and an upper end of the second leg and thereby spanning over a void between the pair of joists, each bridging support is an assembly whereof each leg is separate and the spanning element is a separate beam that is mounted on top of the legs to span between the joists, the bridging supports being assembled connected in a row by the spanning elements to provide a support assembly extending in a direction transverse to the joists with the flooring boards or panels laid thereon, wherein each bridging support forms a bridge over the joists at a height above the joists with a void between the legs that is contiguous with a void/channel between the joists so that insulation laid between the joists is not compacted by the bridging support.