The next big job is the floor. I need a level floor which is clean, dry and dust free so I had to cover the existing surface with something. I looked at lots of options including rubber, concrete and timber but they were all very expensive. (Well over £1000)
In the end I opted for recycled carpet tiles over a compacted sand base. Why - because they are cheap. I got enough tiles (650) for the whole floor for £120 delivered. They are reclaimed from offices. They aren't pretty but they are good quality and include a layer of underlay so overall they are great to work on. (See suppliers for more information).
You will recall that the site wasn't level so now I had to level it out before laying the floor covering. This is a hard physical job involving moving a lot of the road planings around the shed to achieve a level floor.
To start with i fitted a beam down the middle of the floor level with the ground beam at the bottom of the walls. I then used a straight beam to give me a level between the two and moved the road stone to get a rough level. This layer was then compacted with a whacker plate.
Then a layer of compacted sand followed by a polythene damp proof membrane (DPM)
I then laid the carpet tiles using double sided carpet tape to stick them to the DPM.
You may think this is a bit dodgy but it does work. Think of a wet beach. Cars can drive on it so, providing everything is well compacted it does provide a solid floor.
While I still had the elevated platform and before starting on the floor I installed the lights and power
In the end I opted for recycled carpet tiles over a compacted sand base. Why - because they are cheap. I got enough tiles (650) for the whole floor for £120 delivered. They are reclaimed from offices. They aren't pretty but they are good quality and include a layer of underlay so overall they are great to work on. (See suppliers for more information).
You will recall that the site wasn't level so now I had to level it out before laying the floor covering. This is a hard physical job involving moving a lot of the road planings around the shed to achieve a level floor.
To start with i fitted a beam down the middle of the floor level with the ground beam at the bottom of the walls. I then used a straight beam to give me a level between the two and moved the road stone to get a rough level. This layer was then compacted with a whacker plate.
Then a layer of compacted sand followed by a polythene damp proof membrane (DPM)
I then laid the carpet tiles using double sided carpet tape to stick them to the DPM.
You may think this is a bit dodgy but it does work. Think of a wet beach. Cars can drive on it so, providing everything is well compacted it does provide a solid floor.
While I still had the elevated platform and before starting on the floor I installed the lights and power