The floor
We decided to put down a
particleboard floor rather than tongue and groove floorboards for two reasons. A full particleboard floor is easier and safer to work
on than having to straddle bare joists or get around on temporally laid floor
boards, particularly when working with heights. Also, nailing down a particleboard floor
as a full platform is faster and easier than nailing individual
floorboards in between erected walls. As with carpet etc, low profile tongue and
groove timber flooring can be put down over the particleboard on or some time
after completion, which we will probably do.
Laying out and nailing down the particleboard sheets was deemed to be a fairly
straight forward job for three people. Early start, get the job done and
shoot through. In reality, with all the carrying, sawing, moving, squatting bending,
nailing and sitting - a one-day non-stop workout. It was quite a physical and tiring job and at
the end of the day we were knackered.
Three weeks later the particleboard floor was painted with two coats of marine
grade varnish for protection against the elements. Some say this was not
necessary, but.....
ON GOES THE
FLOORING (Viewed
CW)
Just getting started...
Marking out the nail line...
Sitting down on the job...
The end of a big day...