Shed floor

[Tisunac]

My new shed finally arrived and is waiting for my bikes. Any suggestions what to do with the floor - leave it like it is (3/4" plywood), paint it (what kind of paint? why?), protect it with a thick coat of polyurethane (pros/cons), modular plastic tiles,....? Any concerns about the venting in a case of covering the existing floor with paint?

Thanks for your time, guys!...

 

Ride safe!

[Flyinfool]

You mention the floor that is already there. Is this a shed that is already built that you are moving to your place, or one that you will be building?

 

If possible I would do a cement slab for the floor, years down the road you will be glad you did.

 

If it must be wood floor make sure it is all pressure treated wood with a very good structure under it. regular wood or insufficient structure and the bike may fall through over time.

 

We have 2 identical sheds, 12 x 20, one with a wood floor and one with a concrete slab. After 10 years we just had to move the one shed and tear out the wood floor and pour a new slab. the lawn tractor fell thru the wood floor. The shed with the slab still looks like new. The new slab was $2800 a new wood floor would have been $1200, and last another 10 years. the original slab for the other shed was $2200 and the original wood floor was $500.

[cowpuc]

Those machines that do spray on insulation can also do some stuff like spray on rubber roofs, truck bed liners, tank liners and safety walkway coatings for pools.. If it were mine I would do a little research and find some kind of coating like that and coat it... Concrete is nice but in some area's it can change a temporary "shed" into a permanent building (needing inspections/permits)..

[Tisunac]

Thanks for your quick reply. Yea, the shed is "pre-made" kind, built by New Hickory Buildings, nice quality with durable floor. I did not have an option for a concrete slab since the place (end of my driveway) is slanted. So, it's on cement blocks on one side. Still, they guaranty that floor will hold both bikes (Venture and Vstrom). Cement would be nice but this will do. Now, I was thinking about protecting the floor from the spills, dirt etc...

[Tisunac]

Those machines that do spray on insulation can also do some stuff like spray on rubber roofs, truck bed liners, tank liners and safety walkway coatings for pools.. If it were mine I would do a little research and find some kind of coating like that and coat it... Concrete is nice but in some area's it can change a temporary "shed" into a permanent building (needing inspections/permits)..

 

That bed liner stuff would be great (I think) but would I have any problem with ventilation? I've heard that might (?) be an issue... Not sure why, though...

[lsutley]

Check out the link below. This stuff is for wood deck restorations and is durable, waterproof, and cleans up nicely. The cost is not a wallet breaker either.

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Restore-Deck-Liquid-Armor-Resurfacer-4-Gal-Water-Based-Charleston-Exterior-Coating-49510/202679783#

[thad5515]

x2 ^^^

[Sylvester]

You want a coating on the wood that is impervious to fuel and oil, plus has a grit texture to it. Get an epoxy product for wood and roll it on the plywood. and then broadcast silica sand on it to give it grip. This will be a safe floor for you and will keep the wood from soaking any oil leaks or fuel spills.

 

[Woody]

You want a coating on the wood that is impervious to fuel and oil, plus has a grit texture to it. Get an epoxy product for wood and roll it on the plywood. and then broadcast silica sand on it to give it grip. This will be a safe floor for you and will keep the wood from soaking any oil leaks or fuel spills.

 

 

yea what he said

[Eck]

I would just cover the floor with slip proof vinyl flooring....Makes it very easy to sweep out, mop and clean...

I posted the below pic so you can see what it looks like in an old trailer I used to have. I put It in the trailer over the plywood floor and enjoyed it.

[Prairiehammer]

My new shed finally arrived and is waiting for my bikes. Any suggestions what to do with the floor - leave it like it is (3/4" plywood), paint it (what kind of paint? why?), protect it with a thick coat of polyurethane (pros/cons), modular plastic tiles,....? Any concerns about the venting in a case of covering the existing floor with paint?

Thanks for your time, guys!...

 

Ride safe!

 

My primary concern would be the lack of ventilation UNDER the floor. Unless the plywood is pressure treated, the proximity of the plywood (and framing) to the ground will invite rot.

 

Is it too late to treat the underside of the shed floor?

[Eck]

http://oldhickorybuildings.com/features/

 

 

Quality Material

 

 

• In eastern territories, siding on the treated product line is premium grade 5/8 inch T1-11 pressure treated plywood.
  
• In western territories, siding is 1/2 inch T1-11 premium fir plywood.
  
• On the painted product line, siding is 1/2 inch Duratemp™ plywood.
  
• In eastern territories, we offer two choices for floor decking: 5/8 inch tongue & groove plywood or 5/8 inch pressure treated plywood.
  
• In western territories, floor decking on all buildings is 5/8 inch tongue & groove fir plywood.
  
• Skids and floor joists on all buildings are pressure treated.
  
• Exposed nails are ring shank & galvanized for maximum strength, which means no rust spots.
  
• All buildings come with locks and keys.
  
• Treated and fir buildings are water sealed with 3 year water sealer.
  
• Your choice of 30 year architectural shingles or 29 gauge metal roofs.
  

[BigLenny]

I would highly consider laying down a floating specialized plastic floor made by Race Deck. I installed this product last year on my garage floor and I absolutely love it. It is super durable, easy to clean, and because you can create whatever design you want, it becomes something that visitors love to look at. Every time we have people over, they bragg about how awesome our garage floor looks. Racedeck.com.

[BigLenny]

Here are some pics of our Race Deck floor.

[cowpuc]

Here are some pics of our Race Deck floor.

 

WOW!!!!

[thad5515]

What was the cost of that, I like it

[BigLenny]

It was around $1200.00. I just didn't want the hassle of putting down an epoxy floor of some sort and eventually it start flaking due to the heat from car tires and pressure of temperature expansion. Plus, our house has some age on it, and the garage floor had plenty of imperfections from wear and tear that I would've never have gotten clean enough, or smooth enough to be able to put a perfect coat of epoxy down.

[thad5515]

thanks

[Shamue]

just a suggestion, might something to consider. I had a storage shed that had a plywood floor I used to park a goldwing, yamaha rsv, and a 1500# john deere tractor in. Before I used it, over the plywood I screwed down floor decking used in a lot of floors of 2 story apartments or homes floors. It is a very dense material 1" thick. A 4x8 sheet weighs almost 100#. Never had any issues of sagging because the floor decking has tongue and groove edges. After a while, I found a couple used truck bed liners that I cut the sides off put over the floor to park on and keep grease or other liquids from soaking into the floor. The liners were easy to take out, wash clean and degrease. Wish I had pictures, but I still use the old truck bed liners over the concrete in my garage to park my bikes on. I built the shed with a couple of old construction buddies about 10 yrs ago. It was 22 feet wide and 12 feet deep with a 16 foot wide roll up garage door. It was almost as big as a 2 car garage. I sold it to a guy that moves houses and storage containers. Jacked the shed up, supported the sides with 6x6 short timbers the backed a trailer under and set it down, strapped it and drove it away. Now I have more toys and wish I still had it.

Edited January 18, 2014 by Shamue