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RE: workshop floor

To: "Shop-Talk" <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: workshop floor
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:35:23 -0800
> Could
> I get away with after the building is erected, put down several inches of
> gravel (with landscape fabric underneath it to try and keep the
> gravel from
> imbedding in the dirt and then using pressure treated 2x4's for
> floor joists
> and 3/4 inch pt plywood for the floor?  would this last 20 years or so?

Sounds reasonable to me, Tom.  Use exterior grade plywood and try to have
the gravel platform slightly above the surrounding soil.  I'd probably try
to put down a vapor barrier under the joists (not sure if that's better),
but ventilation is a must.

Randall






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