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going to do a framed build with a rubber roof. most of it is sketched up, but I have a query with the floor, as its housing a 90kg treadmill with a 65kg me jumping up and down on it.
we've already some flags down so was going to put more flags down under where the shed is now, then a tanalised timber ring beam. OSB underfloor with a criss cross of 25mm square timber with celotex inbetween then an osb or flooring chipboard inner floor, thinking this will be strong enough but also give a little "bounce"
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we've already some flags down so was going to put more flags down under where the shed is now, then a tanalised timber ring beam. OSB underfloor with a criss cross of 25mm square timber with celotex inbetween then an osb or flooring chipboard inner floor, thinking this will be strong enough but also give a little "bounce"
thoughts ?
sounds it to me............but at 65Kg why do you need a treadmill???..........
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haha thank you, we've cancelled our overpriced gym membership as apart from me enjoying a swim we only used the treadmills anyway, for me its so I can continue to eat and drink like a lord
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are you doing it right or going to bodge it
get it concreted as it gives you a base to work from as well as fasten too
then frame build it how you want it to be insulated by using fibreglass and 1" insulation boards and board it
outside point its up to you how you sort how it looks choose your method but if your being a skinflint then it dosnt always look good enough
theres plenty of wood shed builds on here many look really good
just beaware of ends that cant be gotten too after it gets built so suggestion is make sure you choose the right material that will last years and not need recoating as theres no access to it
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cheers thats why Im asking about the floor. happy to go to 25mm marine ply if deemed more suitable. the flags are on compacted crush and run and the new flags will be too
I just made new roof supports that were longer, suitable braced, that lifted the roof to the maximum allowed under permitted development. Filled the gap with exterior ply, clad with reclaimed metal roofing sheet sections.
Looks better than it sounds, and I have decent headroom - can lift a Lancia delta well over a metre off the ground with the bonnet open and not hit the roof.
It was built from a combination of reused panels from an existing garage, more panels from another garage obtained free locally, and some seconds panels from one of the prefab garage makers - where the panels met, just needed to drill a few new holes for the retaining bolts.
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Put a layer of polystyrene (even if its only an inch of the white ball stuff) and a damp proof course in there: it makes a *lot* of difference.
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Thats one of my jobs on the tuit:
Lift thegarage roof another meter plus put insulation, damproofing and a 50mm screed on the floor
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so basically you want a shed build that wont last ?
your trying to cut back and save more in end it will cost you
wood on the floor isnt a good thing and will rot out and using 2" 2ft x 2ft isnt a good holder to keep your shed down
you have a loverly space to do a proper job you and good access all round the new structure and a single fall of roof will give you a good head at front if the sun is shinning in there
