Garden shed flooring

[Sarah Ryan]

I have a wooden shed out the garden, thinking of putting down some rubber mats like this one.

Shed is raised up from the ground on bricks, there is gaps in the floor, would this be sufficient for air circulation or is this flooring a terrible idea?

Perhaps the foam clicking floor system might be better?

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Shed flooring for reference, getting wired for electricity soon so looking to tidy it up and make it a bit more usable.

 

[Leo]

If there are no concerns at all regarding dampness or water spills it should be fine. Any dampness though will get trapped against the timber and would lead to rot.

 

[Buddyboy]

I very much doubt that your wooden shed is airtight, other than the floor. So I don't see a problem putting down flooring. A while ago, Halfords had those click together mats on special offer. Might still have them.

 

[peemac]

I use carpet tiles - easy to replace, & rubber backed. Stuck them with double sided tape just to give a bit of adhesion

Got mine here - simply went for lowest price as aesthetics were not a priority (£20 delivery in Ireland)

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[patfert1]

rubber mats like this one.

I put down rubber sheets on the garage floor - like what you see at the Gym - because we use it as a work-room and the tiles on the floor gave it a very cold feeling. We are very happy with the results. The sheets came in large and extremely heavy rolls but this was for a garage floor size. Moving them into position was a job for two people and cutting them accurately was also hard work. The edges curled up at both ends so I glued them down with flooring adhesive.

Click-together sections of rubber flooring might be easier to work with than the sheets I used and you might have less waste in the end. Or what about a cork floor covering that might be easier to work with?

 

[Sue Ellen]

getting wired for electricity soon so looking to tidy it up and make it a bit more usable.

Slightly off topic but a small word of advice in case you do decide to make it more usable. Many years ago we got the bright idea to get a cheap and cheerful under counter freezer purely for extra capacity. It was BEKO brand and lasted for many years. I did notice thought that it did not deal with freezing bread as efficiently as the indoor Bosch machine.

When I noticed that it reached its end of life we decided to get another one. I did the rounds of the suppliers and was nearly ready to buy one when purely off chance I mentioned to one of the guys in Power City that it was for use in an outdoor shed which does have a concrete floor. He told me that the only brand on the market at that time suitable to cope with the cold in a shed was the LIEBHERR. I bought that brand and it has worked better than the BEKO but then that wouldn't be hard.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

I very much doubt that your wooden shed is airtigh

It's BER is -Z

 

[Sarah Ryan]

time suitable to cope with the cold in a shed was the LIEBHERR.

Oh good to know, for my next one lol, this was €149 in Currys so decided to risk it.

 

[fistophobia]

I have garage flooring.. bought in Halfords.
Slots together, easy to keep clean.

 

[Sue Ellen]

Oh good to know, for my next one lol, this was €149 in Currys so decided to risk it.

Beat ya to it, the BEKO was €99 and I would say lasted about 10 years so did not owe us anything

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Beat ya to it, the BEKO was €99 and I would say lasted about 10 years so did not owe us anything

I'll be totally honest Beko is my first choice for nearly every electrical thing in my kitchen.

In my apartment the oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, and fridge were all Beko and it killed me to leave them behind but we were getting all of the stuff left for us in our new house.

I'm just waiting for the fridge and the dishwasher to finally give out and then they'll be replaced with Beko, I can't fault them.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

freezing bread

Also just to let you know this was the first product that was placed in it after the ceremonial turning on!!

 

[Leo]

Just to note the Logik model above is marked as suitable for outbuildings, but ambient temperature must be maintained between 10°C and 43°C. Doesn't look like there's any insulation in the shed so would be no harm address that before the winter. Running in an environment outside the above will shorten its lifespan.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

The bread is going well anyway lol

That temperature has been achieved on the minimum setting, I was just leaving it on that until we put some proper food into it mainly meat to be honest.

Yeah we are going to try and just make it a little bit more habitable put in some gym equipment etc so insulation will definitely happen.

 

[Leo]

Ah, I picked the wrong version!! If you hit -15 in there we're all in trouble

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Shed floor installed, went with the 2cm gym style flooring from this website.

Now plan to move gym equipment in, I have a walking pad, 18kg adjustable kettlebell, a pair of adjustable 24kg dumbells and resistance bands.

Would love to get a squat rack in with Olympic barbell (20kg) and 120kg weights.
Trying to figure out with the aid of chatgpt what the capacity of the shed floor can take.
Anybody have a home gym in their back garden can share some info?

Shed stats as follows:

Width 290cm
Lenght 290cm
Height 222cm
Floor thickness is 1 inch
The floor is made up of solid wood length of timber which are approximately 119cm in length and 12cm in width
The shared sits on concrete blocks on gravel and there are supportive pieces of wood underneath the floorboards

NOW..... those stats are only for the gym side of the shed, should I really be measuring the full shed, its split 3/4 and 1/4

 

[Leo]

I see a row of blocks along the front, are there a similar number of block supporting the joists in middle of are they just front and back? Without something in the middle you'll likely get movement with those weights.

Long time ago now, but when I was getting a wooden shed in my last place, when I told them I'd have some woodworking equipment with one machine weighing around 120kg, they added extra footings to support. The span, the distance between supports has a significant impact on load capacity.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

These are not great pictures but there does appear to be blocks over the whole edge of the floor and in the middle.

I guess I could buy extra planks and push underneath??

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Nearly there, amazing what you can pull together with some old paint and clearing out the junk to make better use of a space for what you already have.

Also conveniently there were ice pops in the chest freezer.

My father is eternally right...... once you discover the joys of a shed then you always just need a bigger one.