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raynerd:
Its an interesting thought.

I`d need 5 sheets (4 1/2) of OSB3, wickes are selling for £22 = £110, floor paint = £20.
If I then laid the pvc mats just where I was standing, I bet I`ve just lost the saving of less matting in the price of the OSB sheet.
I just fancied the pcv matting to stand on but I expect with it being so rigid, it i`d be no different than the OSB.

I must admit, I like the idea of raising the floor a little - will the OSB give some insulation from the cold concrete floor or not really without any true insulation under it (which I haven`t got head height for).

Chris

awemawson:
The osb must give some insulation but I'm in no position to judge, as I laid 100 mm of expanded polystyrene onto the dpc barrier that sits on the sand blinded hardcore base before laying 6" of reinforced concrete on top. My osb sits atop of that lot but the workshop is heated by oil fired warm air central heating so the mass never goes below the 7.5 degree C night time setting (17.5 daytime)

My motivation for the osb was to give a good dust free surface, as in my experience concrete even when floor painted soon breaks down on the surface with workshop use.

The knobbly surface pvc sheets will be fun sweeping swarf off, especially when they come off nice and blue and melt into the pvc! I have some 'lin bin' plastic boxes on the wall near my lathe, and swarf often impales itself into them and sticks fast if I'm taking serious cuts  :bugeye:

Eugene:

--- Quote ---will the OSB give some insulation from the cold concrete floor or not really without any true insulation under it
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Chris, in my experience, yes it does and you don't need the heavy sheets, the lighter stuff (9 mm from memory) is fine. I covered mine with cheapo Cushionfloor, for a bit of extra comfort.

It does need something though; it gets very shabby very quickly otherwise. Garage type floor paint as Andrew pointed out isn't very robust; the best stuff is the two pack epoxy variety. I've used that in outside dog kennels and it's bombproof. Obviously neither it nor the OSB or Cushionfloor  will stand heavy objects being dragged across them so you need to be a bit soft softly about shifting lathes and mills.

Eug

Swarfing:
Hey Chris have you thought about using pallet wood? Chop out the good sections rip down to same width and glue to floor with this stuff

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Roofing+Drainage/Roof+Compound+Waterseals/DPM+5L/d250/sd2809/p10290

Once you have sanded the wood off, apply several coats of thinned down PU varnish so it seeps into the wood toughening it up. Top off with a final un thinned coat. Make sure you let it dry thoroughly between coats .Good thing about this solution is every few years a quick sand and new coat and it it will be fresh again. The other nice thing is all the oil spills etc will add character. Bingo a smashing looking floor for peanuts  :)

Arbalist:
I used 9mm WBP ply on my floor with a few coats of floor paint. The WBP is nice and smooth so you get a great finish once it's painted.

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