[Shop-talk] New Garage

[John T. Blair]

At 06:25 PM 6/5/2009, eric at megageek.com wrote:

 >Well, it's true,  you can never make a shop big enough!
 >
 >I just got back from Iraq and I want to add another storage space to my
 >property.

Moose,


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 >Another question, should I pave the floor or leave it dirt?

That depends on your area.   I put up a 10'w x 12'l shed last year to 
store lawn
mowers, bikes, and car parts in.  Unfortunately, that part of the 
yard has a tendence to flood in heavy rains.  So I outlined the 
perimeter with 2 layers of
garden timbers.  Drilled and drove some very large nails spikes to hold the 2nd
layer of timber to the 1st.  Then drilled and drove some 2' long 
rebar through to
anchor the timbers to the ground and keep them from moving.  I filled the sand
box with about 4" of crush and run, then layed a cinder block 
floor.  So the top
of the floor is some 8" above the ground level.  The reason for the 
cinder block
was 2 fold, it cost a little less than a concert slab, plus if I pour 
a slab base I'd
have to have gotten a building permitt.

If you don't mind mud in your shelter, than don't worry.  But I think 
it will hold
moisture a lot longer.

A neighbor had a tent like what you are looking at to store his 
boat.  He poured
a slab in his back yard then set the ten over the slab.  He also keep 
the bottom
of the tent open about 3" to 6" for ventilation and to help keep it dry inside.

John


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