Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Timber floor for workshop 2Dec 01, 2011 5:16 am Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Timber floor for workshop 7Dec 01, 2011 2:56 pm It seems like an awful lot of work to do especially on a rental unless you have a very long lease, assuming, you receive the owner's permission to begin with. Then as you are 'building a race-car' there may be noise concerns when car tuning etc as their exhausts are rarely quiet, which may upset the neighbors and possibly end your race-car building or even end your rental agreement. Much homework is needed here. Arfur Re: Timber floor for workshop 8Dec 01, 2011 5:06 pm Thanks people, to answer some questions, yes I have as long as I want lease unless something unexpected comes up, I will stay here until I buy a property and thats part of the reason for wanting to be able to pack it up and move it. It has all been approved by the owner and council for the size workshop I want, neibours aren't a problem with noise as long as it's not at stupid hours of course and most tuning and running in of engines will be done on dyno anyway. I am not afraid of hard work so the labour part is a non issue I just need a plan to work with, My yard falls away like happycamper was descibing thats why I wish to put it on stumps which will end up about 1m high at the rear. The race car is for the drag strip, N/A mod street, 408ci tunnel rammed cleveland in a TF Cortina LOL good times Cheers Re: Timber floor for workshop 9Dec 03, 2011 11:21 am Stumper Hey everybody, I need some advice on building a floor for my workshop, I want to build it like a house on stumps, the workshop will be a 9m x 6m colourbond and will be used to build my race car so needs to be structually strong enough for a car and engines on stands ect ect. My thoughts were 90x35 treated pine 600 spacing and layed in both directions, with 22mm tounge and groove flooring, stumps every 1.5m would this be strong enough? Cheers I don't think it would be strong enough, but I'm no structural engineer! I'd build the subfloor out of steel (or hardwood) then 25mm hardwood flooring and don't use utility grade. I would also pour two parallel slabs for the car to sit on if you don't want an entire slab...given the size of your shed it won't be cheap! How about a pic of the car.... Re: Timber floor for workshop 10Dec 04, 2011 11:01 pm Thanks Andy, the car is nothing to brag about at the moment LOL I have collected alot of parts but now need the workshop so I can go full steam ahead, here are some pics anyway of what I'm starting with. Cheers Re: Timber floor for workshop 12Dec 07, 2011 11:00 am Go steel my friend. -Steel sub frame, steel C channells maybe. -Steel checkerplate finish. -When your done with it all you can disassemble and move it, or flog it for scrap. Good Luck. Pat. Re: Timber floor for workshop 13Dec 08, 2011 12:29 am Cheers Pat, I was thinking exactly that just yesterday, the only problem I can think of with checker is rolling engine stands and cranes around on it would be difficult. The steel frame is the go I reckon, I still think that 22mm tounge and groove flooring on top would be allright, thats pretty thick. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 16925 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3605 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 8326 |