[TheForge] building a new shop/shed

[Andrew Vida]

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
> 
> i have settled on a design for the new shop/shed, the only quyestion now
> is whether the floor is left as dirt. i am leaning toward leaving the
> floor dirt. a step up from dirt would be compacted crushed stone. 
> i am planning on burying radiant heat piping in the floor whatever the
> composition may be and using a wood fired boiler to heat the water.

	Two words: Lime sand.  Easily maintained - gets very hard when dry - 
drains well - "modifiable" - maintenance-friendly - not very costly.