“Attic stock” refers to overage content (typically a completed materials) that’s not installed. It is retained by the proprietor in storage (therefore the title “attic stock”) for their foreseeable future routine maintenance crews to use to swap weakened installed product.
Here’s an instance use situation for attic stock:
I’m a tile installer and I’m essential to provide an more 100 SF of 12” white ceramic tile (rounded up to the closest box) to be held by the owner’s upkeep crew.
Due to the ongoing maintenance demands and large turnover of inhabitants, attic inventory is most commonly demanded in multi-family household and resort assignments.
Usually when attic stock is needed, a specified sq. footage of inventory is needed for every single concluded product. So if you use five paint shades, that’s five distinctive attic stock paint buckets. A few tiles? 3 different tile bins.
The quantity of essential attic inventory is specific in the specs (generally 1%-2% of the total installed sq. footage). If it is not detailed, talk about this with your owner/GC to see they want to increase attic stock to the spec.
Popular trades that need to look at attic stock fees are:
- Flooring
- Tile
- Paint
- Acoustic ceiling
- Finish carpentry (trims)
- Exterior siding (HardiePlank or related)
