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depending on what you want to store up in a loft I would look at strengthening the ceiling joists

ceiling joist are just that they are built to hold up the ceiling not a floor just compare the sizes of both. If you add a floor your adding weight then anything else you put up there just adds to the weight.

Just think about a loft conversion the first thing they will do is add some RSJs the hang new floor joists, this may be a bit of over kill for our uses but I would look at sistering the ceiling joists as a minimum. I'm having to have a think about my house (a terrance) as we have two solid wall in the middle house and I'm think about how we can use that to support excess weight

The last thing you want is to sort a mass of tins or water in your loft only to get home one day and find them in your bedroom along with the remains of your ceiling