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New timber shed. 45mm walls, tongue and groove floor with OSB over it for a bit of extra strength and protection.
What to finish it with? PVC tiles are probably best, but spendy. EVA tiles are cheap, but are they a waste of money? Roll of vinyl? Paint the OSB and leave it?
Will be used for standard shed stuff - bikes, flymo, garden bits. Maybe a workbench.
What would you do, STW?
cheap piece of lino from your local "roll-end" emporium.
Keep an eye on Freecycle or Facebook or wherever for some free laminate flooring? Always people chucking some out
Oh good shout (although I don't do Facebook, 'orrible place.)
Roman mosaic ?
Certainly mess with the archeologists in a couple of thousand years time 😀
Failing that Lino.
Cheap, waterproof, easy to clean and a bit cushioned
Will be used for standard shed stuff - bikes, flymo, garden bits. Maybe a workbench.
why bother covering OSB (as long as its OSB3)? if its bog standard shed storage then just leave as it is? s'wat i did and its been fine these last 10 years.
Yep it's OSB3. TBH that was my initial thought (maybe painted to give it a bit of waterproofing) but my shed-building buddy is adamant it needs a covering.
Yeah it might get a bit battered but who cares? It's a shed.
yeah, heavy duty paint would be better i guess, OSB is quite absorbent tho so you may need a fair bit depending on shed size of course. like i said, i havent bothered with mine and it shows no deterioration in 10 years, altho it has a small verandah and decent roof, so it hasnt let any water in. if yours is completely open to the elements and the door/roof might let in water then maybe paint would be the better option.
like you say tho, its a shed 🙂
Our shed/summer house had an extra wood layer on the floor, but last year we fitted insulating underlay and lino to make it 'easy clean'. Cheap as well.
I think I’d leave it as it is. As said previously, as long as it’s basically a dry building, give it six months and you’ll wonder what all the fuss was. Also being a shed, the floor is probably better off being able to ‘breathe’ ; cover it in lino and there is a risk of condensation and the mould / rot forming between it and the OSB. I’d save the money and buy coffee and cake on a ride or a bag of chips for the way home.
You had me at cake and chips.
I did mine in them PVC interlocking tiles, easy to lay, (top tip, lay them out in the sunshine to warm up before cutting) easy to clean robust etc. Best price I found was from BigDug.
Would do the same again, but I'm hoping I'll be a very old man before this shed needs replacing.
