duddley75 wrote:So I need to resurface the floor of my work shed as it is currently using decking type boards with gaps.
It is not exposed to weather given it is inside a shed.
The problem is that the ground has shifted over the years and has a slope in the floor (as in the whole shed has sunk a little). I want to level the floor the easiest way nd though I will use some timber under the length of the yellow lounge to bring it back to level.
The floor size is 3350mm x 1800mm.
My thought is to have the timbers every 450mm under the yellow tongue in decreasing sizes for the levelling. Does it need to be any closer?
Blr243 wrote:I was actually preparing some joists this afternoon, laying flooring tomorrow. Not looking fwd to it. Flooring is boring
duddley75 wrote:Thanks all.
No cars, but I do have a heavy tool chest (on wheels), guessing about 120 - 150kg, (thinking about it - that is only 2 medium weight people). This will be near the base (ie the current high points) almost no timber
Setting up welding table and other workshed material etc.
duddley75 wrote:I am going to rethink my plan. I measured today, it is a 140mm (yes 14cm) drop from one side of shed to the other. This is over only 1800mm width.
It is alot of height to loose and the door frame is on the low side.
Think I will need to raise the shed side again, back to the drawing board.
bladeracer wrote:duddley75 wrote:I am going to rethink my plan. I measured today, it is a 140mm (yes 14cm) drop from one side of shed to the other. This is over only 1800mm width.
It is alot of height to loose and the door frame is on the low side.
Think I will need to raise the shed side again, back to the drawing board.
That's a hell of a slope, half a degree more than the Tower of Piza!
Can you pull the floor up and lay a new one?
duddley75 wrote:I am going to rethink my plan. I measured today, it is a 140mm (yes 14cm) drop from one side of shed to the other. This is over only 1800mm width.
It is alot of height to loose and the door frame is on the low side.
Think I will need to raise the shed side again, back to the drawing board.
duddley75 wrote:So it appears the original construction is fully supported on bricks on the northern wall, whereas the southern wall has one (most likely two - second I can't see) metal stirrups into concrete in the ground. These look like they have sunken into the ground given the slope.
My plan is to remove some of the internal flooring and using two supported bottle jacks to raise the southern end so that I can establish some sort of new foundations.
Bello wrote:I'd love to come round and give you a hand
but can't travel more than 5 km
Seems like you will have a busy weekend