I am building a new house. The rough in for the shop (450 sq ft) is 3/4
ply glued and screwed to 12 inch TGI joists. I have been looking for
material for the floor. One thought is "car siding". If you turn it
over it is a flat surface. However, underneath, the joints have a thin
spot where the tongue and groove meet.
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I am skeptical of this plus the fact that the wood is pine and may be a
bit soft for a shop. My only other alternative seems to be a #2 or #3
oak plank flooring. The remainder of the house will be oak F&S.
Has anybody out there used something different with success (that
doesn't break the bank).
Len
Len Lopez wrote:
> I am building a new house. The rough in for the shop (450 sq ft) is 3/4
> ply glued and screwed to 12 inch TGI joists. I have been looking for
> material for the floor. One thought is "car siding". If you turn it
> over it is a flat surface. However, underneath, the joints have a thin
> spot where the tongue and groove meet.
>
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> I am skeptical of this plus the fact that the wood is pine and may be a
> bit soft for a shop. My only other alternative seems to be a #2 or #3
> oak plank flooring. The remainder of the house will be oak F&S.
>
> Has anybody out there used something different with success (that
> doesn't break the bank).
>
I didn't, but wish I had: SYP t&g. It's pine, but it will stand up to
normal shop abuse extremely well.
Len Lopez wrote:
>
> I am building a new house. The rough in for the shop (450 sq ft) is 3/4
> ply glued and screwed to 12 inch TGI joists. I have been looking for
> material for the floor. One thought is "car siding". If you turn it
> over it is a flat surface. However, underneath, the joints have a thin
> spot where the tongue and groove meet.
>
> --------------------||-----------------------------
> ____________________||___
> ______|
> / \
> ----------------/ \---------------------------
>
> I am skeptical of this ...
Why? It's supported and only 1/8" or so...
> ...plus the fact that the wood is pine and may be a
> bit soft for a shop.
That's an advantage, actually, imo. It isn't <that> soft other than a
few dents and dings and things that invariably get dropped aren't nearly
so badly damaged...
> ...My only other alternative seems to be a #2 or #3
> oak plank flooring. The remainder of the house will be oak F&S.
Why is that the only other alternative? There are all kinds of siding
and flooring in many other profiles.
I'd consider 6" ship-lap as one alternative. It can be had in fir,
white or yellow pine, cypress, ... For such application, I'm partial to
the yellow pine as being a little harder than white yet reasonably
inexpensive.
> Has anybody out there used something different with success (that
> doesn't break the bank).
See above...or, of course, many simply use the ply for a shop.