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raynerd:
Hi Swarfing, I appreciate the suggestion but there is no chance I`m laying pallet wood - last time I bought it it was aweful stuff - random sizes, randome thickness, random width despite all being "the same" and it took me forever to sort, store and cut. that was for a small picket fence and my parents allotment and I don`t want to even think about laying it as a floor :bang: That said, I do appreciate your idea and I`m sure it would work if you had the patience!
Based on the rest of the comments, I think I`m going to go with Andrews suggestion of OSB3 and then once everything is, maybe get a few cheap mats to put down on the section I`ll walk on. Andrew you are 100% correct - you have totally put me off expensive pvc with the thought of hot swarf embedding in it!
Meldonmech:
Chris I used 18mm green flooring grade damp resistant chip board, that slots together. This on top of a damp proofed 100mm concrete floor. The chipboard makes a tremendous difference to heat loss, and I can stand on the floor all day in all weathers.
Good Luck
Cheers David
Jonny:
--- Quote from: Meldonmech on September 26, 2014, 07:29:40 AM --- 18mm green flooring grade damp resistant chip board, that slots together.
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I use that stuff for lining the walls on battons and to partition off.
Wouldn't like to skid a machine over it though.
Its not any dampness in the winter its the cold coming through the floor travelling up your leg bones. Even the cheap 3mm ribbed matting transforms and you can cut round machines. Could do with replacing mine after two years, money well spent.
Something like this just sweep down the length then flick the debris across. Or turn it upside down. Various lengths available, next time might go 5mm thick since coolant gets at it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3mm-THICK-FINE-RIBBED-BLACK-RUBBER-MATTING-MAT-1-2m-X-0-25m-48-x10-RIBS-PER-INCH-/380429324800?pt=UK_H_G_Garden_Plants_Landscaping_Garden_Materials_ET&hash=item58935ad200
Personally would lay like above matting over waterproof and self sealed OSB. Not bad for hot swarf its fairly resilient unlike the plastic OP mentioned which would need trimming on all edges.
awemawson:
Advantage of using square edged rather than T&G sheets is that if one gets damaged it can be lifted and replaced.
When I was clearing up prior to a move a few years back I managed to drop the headstock of a round head Colchester Student out of the loft hatch in my workshop - it was a 9 foot drop :bugeye: There was remarkably little damage to the OSB floor lining and even the headstock survived :lol:
raynerd:
Just a question - if I lay something on the floor wood wise, am I not at risk of drilling and screwing through the damp proof membrane????
I was literally about to order and then though! I didn`t lay it so I`ve not idea how much concrete is on top of it.
Chris
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