| 
Interesting thoughts. Having watched several old churches being torn 
down in recent months here, I'd bet you could get one cheap if you 
were willing to remove it yourself....
iii
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 
> Have you thought about a hardwood floor?  Many old British car shops and even 
> factories had wooden floors.  If you finish it with a spar varnish or a tough 
> urethane coating, it should be impervious to stains, and there is no grout.  
> Hardwood is soft compared to concrete or ceramic tile.  If you dent it by 
> dropping stuff, you can sand it down with a floor sander and refinish.  Cost 
> might be a factor, but it shouldn't be as much as ceramic tile.
 |