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I had just put in some R-30 insulation in my attic and it's taller than my joists.?

My house was built in 1928 so the ceiling joist are just 2x4sI had taken a lot of the quot;junkquot; we were storing in the attic out but I don't want to lost my storage space up there entirelyCan I lay my plywood back down and just let it compress the insulation where it needs to or will this cause a problem? Will it put too much pressure on my lath from the back side? Any suggestions for avoiding compressing the insulation? Is R-19 thinner and should I just use that where I plan to keep my storage? By the way, the only sections I am storing anything are over the interior walls or near the exterior wallsAnd it's all real light stuffI realize that 2x4's do not make a good floorThanks

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