[TheForge] building a new shop/shed

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

I second that Dan;
I have shoes, (made by Steve Martin in Cayucos)with a layer of foam 
between the insole and the sole that are cushy on the feet and provide 
good insulation. The insoles are leather and one's feet slowly mold them 
to shape...Makes standing on concrete much more tolerable.

Dan Scheid wrote:
> Terri, I'm in the same spot. In building a shop I hate Concrete for my
> knees. But you can do so much on it. So I'm building a box of packed dirt in
> the forge area and concrete everywhere else. This way I hope to have the
> best of both world this way
> Dan Scheid
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:32 AM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [TheForge] building a new shop/shed
> 
> 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.
> 
> the reason for leaving it dirt is that dirt is easier on my legs than
> concrete. granted this winter has been an unusual chicago winter, but
> the cold dampness of the concrete floor in the current garage causes
> pain issues with the legs. the perimeter of the shop/shed will be a 4
> ft. deep footer. i could dig out the dirt and back fill with sand, pea
> gravel, and compacted crushed stone.
> 
> the shop/shed is a design from www.barnplans.com. right now i am figuring
> on a 24 ft wide x 30 ft long  shop/shed. i need to build a couple models
> out of art foam board to determine which size will blend in with the
> house and landscaping. the shop/shed will have a 2nd story. i am
> planning on this being long term storage and home office space. a
> small size freight elevator ( 8 x 8 ) which i am planning on putting
> in will allow me to get to the home office easy enough. there will be
> a wide staircase for those with working legs. ;-)
> 
> the first picture on the below url is the design i have choosen.
> http://www.barnplans.com/dormer.html
> 
> anyway, what have others decided on for their shop floors?
>