[TheForge] building a new shop/shed

[Mark and Sylvia Mondloch]

I went to the Soil-loc site.Which one of their products did you use? I also 
have a dirt floor and have tried several things to keep down the dust with 
little luck. Mark
Sylvia and Mark Mondloch
Silver Creek Pottery & Forge
mondloch at silvercreekpottery.com
www.silvercreekpottery.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dan tull" <dantull at numail.org>
To: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>; "Blacksmithing List 
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Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] building a new shop/shed


>I have had a dirt floor for 21 yrs.  Last year put Soil-loc down to keep
> dust to min.
> Worked well, and hardened up surface some. Every weekend when we go to 
> other
> shops(concreted) the knees hurt. The disadvantages are far outweighed by
> better knees. I DO miss tools on casters though. I just use hand trucks w/
> big tires.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:31 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] building a new shop/shed
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>
>> 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?
>>
>> -- 
>> terry l. ridder ><>
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