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    Going to build my new shed soon.

    Was thinking of putting a couple of inches of crusher dust down then laying TP Sleepers for the floor

    Any comments or suggestions welcomed
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    Is there a reason not to concrete it??

    How hard would cleaning/sweeping be.
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    I prefer timber floor over concrete any day
    and I have enough 75mm sleepers in hand
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    sleepers will warp and twist over time...

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    Thought of that.
    I need a planning permit if my sheds over 3.3 metres high from ground level which is a pita as I hate tp and unnecessary permit costs.

    I want a pitched roof so I'm building as high as possible while keeping as close to the ground as possible.
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    How will the sleepers go when you want to bolt a machine to the floor or even for a flat place for machines to sit.

    Do you do any welding or other hot jobs.
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    I've worked on a sleeper floor before and it was right pain in the arz. The slight changes in level and the gaps between meant it was always dirty (dirt/shaving collectors), hard to sweep, and worst of all, really difficult to move anything over the surface without it snagging. I can't imagine getting the gaps to a decent minimum?

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    Didn't think about bolting machines down, but they are all stable or fixed to benches and don't need bolting down.

    I NEVER use the welder etc in my wood shop
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    Thanks AM, good input.
    I suppose if I go ahead I'd need to put a membrane down and sheet it with yellow tongue or masonite underlay. Did think it mighta been necessary. now I know it is.
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    If you got plenty of time and patience you could slice up the TP sleepers and cut them into 65x25mm floorboards(allowing for a T&G) and a heap into joists/bearers.
    This way you'll end up with a proper wooden floor... don the respirator tho!
    It'll look good too.
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    I thought about that too Harry but its a lot of extra work.

    Also considered traditional bearers and joists too but that'll lift the height by about 400mm odd. I just begrudge spending a few hundred dollars on Town planning bs
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    Following on from what Harry said, you could put down a membrane and then lay some sleepers on the ground (membrane) as bearers and attach the TP "floor boards" to them.
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    Dont me to hijack the thread, but what do people think about concrete pavers, anything from 300mm x 300mm all the way up to 600mm x 600mm. All probelms that anyone can forsee?

    Rather than laying a concrete slab that is?

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    I didn't consider pavers as I want a timber floor,
    pavers/concrete are a lot harder on the legs and tools that get dropped
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    I once worked in a large factory that had sleepers "on end". They were 3' long when new (WWII) and were barely worn. The workers said it was the best surface to work on - bar none - easy on the knees, back and feet. Dropped tools usually don't shatter either.

    Machines were bolted to the floor and plugs inserted when they were removed. The factory building itself was over one mile long and 1/4 mile wide. The wooden floor area was about 200sqm. It was quieter than the rest of the factory and less dusty. Wooden floors are the go if you can get them.

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